The Band-Aid was originally made for the inventor's wife, who often cut and burned herself while cooking.
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Mentally doing a task makes you better at it. Your mind can barely tell the difference.
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A man earned 4 million airline miles for free without breaking any laws by using his credit card to purchase free-delivery $1 coins from the U.S. mint.
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The full moon causes a tidal wave to roll up the Amazon river once in day and once in night for a period of only three weeks in a year. This results in continuous 4m high wave that can be surfed for up to 13km.
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In many countries, urine was used as a detergent for washing.
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The top sales at Walmart as a storm approaches are Pop-Tarts and beer.
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At 90 degrees below zero, your breath will freeze in mid-air and fall to the ground.
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You can immediately cool down a car that has been sitting under the sun by rolling down the window on one side and opening-closing the door on the other side 5-6 times.
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