There is one slot machine in Las Vegas for every eight inhabitants.
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A portion of the water you drink has already been drunk by someone else, maybe several times over.
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The symbol on the 'pound' key (#) is called an octothorpe.
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We forget why we have entered a room because passing through doors creates an ‘event boundary’ causing the brain to file away what we were just thinking about.
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Ice isn't slippery. What makes people and things slip on ice is water. A thin layer of ice melts when pressure is applied to it and it is this wet layer on top of the ice that is slippery.
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The average cough comes out of your mouth at 60 miles per hour.
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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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A real estate agent's rule of thumb: To estimate what a house will sell for, ask the owner what its worth and subtract 10%.
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