When watching a DVD press stop-stop-play-skip to skip the ads and go straight to the movie.
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Standard paper cannot be folded in half more than 7 times.
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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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Ninety-nine percent of pumpkins sold in the United States are for the sole purpose of decoration.
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Paper money is not made from wood pulp but from cotton. This means that it will not disintegrate as fast if it is put in the laundry.
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Sunflowers can be used to clean up radioactive waste.
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In 1997, a survey reported that 12% of Americans think that Joan of Arc was Noah's wife.
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On average people fear spiders more than they do death.
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