More than 10% of the world's salt is used to de-ice American roads.
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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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The hole in the soda can tab is actually used to hold a straw in place and stop it from rising.
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Seaweed can grow up to 12 inches per day!
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The Gate Tower Building skyscraper in Japan has a highway passing through its fifth, sixth and seventh floors.
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It's impossible to kill yourself by holding your breath.
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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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Each year, more than 50,000 people are injured by jewelry in the U.S.
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