Sunflowers can be used to clean up radioactive waste.
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U-Haul is the world's largest advertiser in the Yellow Pages.
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An underwater forest off the coast of Alabama that is 50,000 years old was uncovered by Hurricane Katrina.
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A typical lead pencil can draw a line that is 35 miles long.
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The only king without a moustache in a deck of cards is the king of hearts.
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The roar that we hear when we place a seashell next to our ear is not the ocean, but rather the sound of blood surging through the veins in the ear.
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Japanese engineers were asked to redesign the front end of the Bullet Train because it carried enough speed to create a sonic boom whenever it exited a tunnel. Residents could feel the blast from miles away.
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