Since 1982, a radio frequency emanating from Russia has been broadcasting a buzzer-like sound and, periodically, an unknown voice reads orders, names, and numbers. No one knows where exactly it is coming from or what it means.
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Women blink nearly twice as much as men.
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An ounce of platinum can be stretched 10,000 feet.
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More Americans have died in car accidents than have died in all the wars ever fought by the United States.
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No piece of square dry paper can be folded more than 7 times in half!
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A million dollars weighs about a metric ton. Hence the expression "a ton of money."
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Bullet proof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser printers were all invented by women.
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It is estimated that millions of trees in the world are accidentally planted by squirrels who bury nuts and then forget where they hid them!
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