The roar that we hear when we place a seashell next to our ear is not the ocean, but rather the sound of blood surging through the veins in the ear.
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Your fingernails grow faster in summer.
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There are 365 steps on the front of the U.S. Capitol Building - one for every day of the year.
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Each year, more than 50,000 people are injured by jewelry in the U.S.
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Babies are born without knee caps.
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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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Blue eyes are the most sensitive to light, dark brown the least sensitive.
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According to an assistant professor of psychology and marketing at NYU, wearing red increases your chances in things like dating and hitchhiking.
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