Kilts are not native to Scotland. They originated in France.
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A fire in Australia has been burning for more than 5,000 years!
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Your fingernails grow faster in summer.
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Harvard earns enough money from interest on its endowment that it could offer free tuition to every student and still profit.
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There was once an undersea post office in the Bahamas.
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A million dollars weighs about a metric ton. Hence the expression "a ton of money."
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When withdrawing money from an ATM, the 'whirring' sound before your money pops out is actually a recording. The actual mechanism is so far back that you can't hear it.
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It's impossible to sink in the Dead Sea without equipment!
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