Seaweed can grow up to 12 inches per day!
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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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Speed dating was invented by a Rabbi in 1999.
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In many countries, urine was used as a detergent for washing.
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An iceberg contains more heat than a lit match.
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Author J K Rowling wrote the final chapter of the last Harry Potter book in "something like 1990", seven years before the release of the first book.
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Mentally doing a task makes you better at it. Your mind can barely tell the difference.
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The sound you hear when you crack your knuckles is actually the sound of nitrogen gas bubbles bursting.
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