When Heinz ketchup leaves the bottle, it travels at a rate of 25 miles per year.
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Real diamonds do not show up on x-ray.
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NYC's Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) dumps old subway cars into the ocean to serve as artificial reef.
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Teddy bears were named after U.S. President Theodore 'Teddy' Roosevelt.
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In Tokyo, a bicycle is faster than a car for most trips of less than 50 minutes!
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Stilts were invented by French shepherds who needed a way to get around in wet marshes.
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When withdrawing money from an ATM, the 'whirring' sound before your money pops out is actually a recording. The actual mechanism is so far back that you can't hear it.
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