Stilts were invented by French shepherds who needed a way to get around in wet marshes.
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You can hear the blood flowing through your ears if you find a quiet place and cover them tightly.
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Couples' personalities converge over time to make partners more and more similar.
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The search engine Google got its name from the word 'googol', which refers to the number one with a hundred zeros after it.
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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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There are 365 steps on the front of the U.S. Capitol Building - one for every day of the year.
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Some nursing homes in Germany have fake bus stops to keep Alzheimer's patients from wandering away.
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The 1 yen coin can be used as a weight, because it weighs exactly one gram. Also, it can float on water.
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