In an average hour, there are over 61,000 Americans airborne over the United States.
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Not swinging your arms when you walk increases the effort of walking by 12%, the equivalent of walking 20% faster or carrying a 10 kg backpack.
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The New York Stock Exchange started as a coffee shop!
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An ounce of platinum can be stretched 10,000 feet.
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A jiffy is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second. Thus the saying, I will be there in a jiffy.
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On average people fear spiders more than they do death.
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A real estate agent's rule of thumb: To estimate what a house will sell for, ask the owner what its worth and subtract 10%.
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In 1997, a survey reported that 12% of Americans think that Joan of Arc was Noah's wife.
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