"Big Ben" in London isn't a tower, the bell inside the tower is called "Big Ben", the tower itself is called "The Elizabeth Tower".
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More than 50% of Americans fall asleep on their sides.
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Paper money is not made from wood pulp but from cotton. This means that it will not disintegrate as fast if it is put in the laundry.
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The world’s smallest book, “Teeny Ted from Turnip Town”, is 100×70 micrometers in size and requires a scanning electron microscope to read, as light beams are too large.
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There's a company in China that allows you to hire someone to stand in line for you for $3-$5 an hour.
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Some nursing homes in Germany have fake bus stops to keep Alzheimer's patients from wandering away.
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New York's Central Park is nearly twice the size of the entire country of Monaco.
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