Bamboo plants can grow up to 36 inches in a day.
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Seaweed can grow up to 12 inches per day!
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NYC's Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) dumps old subway cars into the ocean to serve as artificial reef.
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In the case of an emergency, a Crayola crayon can be used as a candle and will burn for about 15 minutes.
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A pipe 2 feet in diameter will allow four times more fluid to pass through it than a pipe 1 foot in diameter.
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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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Water is actually naturally blue.
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In Finland, Valentine's Day is called "Ystävänpäivä" which translates into "Friend's day".
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