'Second Street' is the most common street name in the U.S.; 'First Street' is the sixth! "
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Only 8% of the world’s currency is physical money. The rest exists only on computers.
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The world’s smallest book, “Teeny Ted from Turnip Town”, is 100×70 micrometers in size and requires a scanning electron microscope to read, as light beams are too large.
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The sound you hear when you crack your knuckles is actually the sound of nitrogen gas bubbles bursting.
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A new baby usually deprives each of it's parents around 350-400 hours of sleep in the first year. That is one entire nights sleep per week, per parent.
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The face of a penny can hold about thirty drops of water.
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Since 1982, a radio frequency emanating from Russia has been broadcasting a buzzer-like sound and, periodically, an unknown voice reads orders, names, and numbers. No one knows where exactly it is coming from or what it means.
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Babies who wear disposable diapers are five times more likely to develop diaper rash than those that wear cotton diapers.
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