There are 365 steps on the front of the U.S. Capitol Building - one for every day of the year.
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At the time of your birth, you were, for a few seconds, the youngest person on the planet.
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When watching a DVD press stop-stop-play-skip to skip the ads and go straight to the movie.
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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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Less than 3% of the water produced at a large municipal water treatment plant is used for drinking purposes!
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An ounce of platinum can be stretched 10,000 feet.
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In the case of an emergency, a Crayola crayon can be used as a candle and will burn for about 15 minutes.
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