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    'Second Street' is the most common street name in the U.S.; 'First Street' is the sixth! "
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    The ashes of the average cremated person weigh nine pounds.
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    NYC's Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) dumps old subway cars into the ocean to serve as artificial reef.
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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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    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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    Funeral Poets of Amsterdam
    If you die in Amsterdam with no next of kin and no-one to attend your funeral, a poet will write a poem for you and recite it at your funeral.
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    Fine-grained volcanic ash can be found as an ingredient in some toothpastes.
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    The chlorine smell in swimming pools is accentuated by the chemical's reaction with impurities (like poop.)
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