It takes 492 seconds for sunlight to reach the Earth!
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There are approximately three million shipwrecks on the ocean floor, worth billions in value and treasure.
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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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Pollen never deteriorates. It is one of the few natural substances that lasts indefinitely.
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Chrysler built B-29's that bombed Japan, Mitsubishi built Zeros that tried to shoot them down. Both companies now build cars in a joint plant called Diamond Star.
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During his or her lifetime, the average human will grow 590 miles of hair.
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There is one slot machine in Las Vegas for every eight inhabitants.
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