Less than 3% of the water produced at a large municipal water treatment plant is used for drinking purposes!
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Diamonds mined in Brazil are harder than those found in Africa.
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The French named one of their aircraft carriers after Ferdinand Foch, a man who once said "Airplanes are interesting toys but of no military value".
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The Statue of Liberty is made out of copper. When originally built, it looked like a shiny new penny!
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It's impossible to kill yourself by holding your breath.
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Each 5 m.p.h. you drive over 60 m.p.h. is like paying an additional $.10 a gallon for gas!
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People who laugh more are better able to tolerate pain - both physical and emotional.
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If you took a standard slinky and stretched it out it would measure 87 feet.
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