The Band-Aid was originally made for the inventor's wife, who often cut and burned herself while cooking.
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The chocobo in Final Fantasy was based on a real creature called a “Gastornis” that existed 45 million years ago.
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The odds of being killed by falling out of bed are one in two million.
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There are 86,400 seconds in a day.
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If you flip a coin ten times, the odds against its coming up with the same side showing each time are 1,023 to 1.
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There is a fake village with fake shops and restaurants that is actually a care home for elderly dementia sufferers in the Netherlands.
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A pipe 2 feet in diameter will allow four times more fluid to pass through it than a pipe 1 foot in diameter.
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Less than 3% of the water produced at a large municipal water treatment plant is used for drinking purposes!
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