There are more nerve cells in the human brain than there are stars in the Milky Way.
349
Sudbury Valley School allows students to do whatever they want; no curriculum, tests, homework, or even classes unless requested. 82% of students get accepted to college, as opposed to the 63% national public school average.
21
The cruise liner, 'Queen Elizabeth 2', moves only six inches for each gallon of diesel that it burns.
26
Oak trees can live 200 or more years.
61
Your fingernails grow faster in summer.
744
The streets of Victor, Colorado, once a gold rush town, are paved with low-grade gold.
78
Researchers say that lining the toilet seat with paper is pretty much pointless
8
It's impossible to kill yourself by holding your breath.
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