Stilts were invented by French shepherds who needed a way to get around in wet marshes.
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Each day, there are over 120 million sexual intercourse taking place all over the world.
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More than 10% of the world's salt is used to de-ice American roads.
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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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Only 8% of the world’s currency is physical money. The rest exists only on computers.
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Ice isn't slippery. What makes people and things slip on ice is water. A thin layer of ice melts when pressure is applied to it and it is this wet layer on top of the ice that is slippery.
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There are more telephones than people in Washington, D.C.
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There are 365 steps on the front of the U.S. Capitol Building - one for every day of the year.
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