Author J K Rowling wrote the final chapter of the last Harry Potter book in "something like 1990", seven years before the release of the first book.
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Group "brainstorming" makes each individual in the group less creative and doesn't work as efficiently as the same number of people working alone and then later pooling their ideas.
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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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The number of births that occur in India each year is higher than the entire population of Australia.
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Stilts were invented by French shepherds who needed a way to get around in wet marshes.
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In many countries, urine was used as a detergent for washing.
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The only king without a moustache in a deck of cards is the king of hearts.
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It's impossible to kill yourself by holding your breath.
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