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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It takes the same amount of time to age a cigar as wine.
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Drying your hands with paper towel will reduce the bacterial count by 45 - 60% on your hands. However, using a hand dryer will increase the bacteria on your hands by up to 255% because it blows out bacteria already living in the, conveniently, warm moist environment.
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There are over 16,251 full-service restaurants in the vicinity of NYC. You could visit one every day for 40 years and still not have visited them all. This excludes counter service restaurants and cafeterias.
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The Bank of America was originally the Bank of Italy!
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Approximately 60% of the water used by households during the summer is used for watering flowers and lawns.
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Tae Kwon Do is only around 60 years old.
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When Heinz ketchup leaves the bottle, it travels at a rate of 25 miles per year.
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