The French named one of their aircraft carriers after Ferdinand Foch, a man who once said "Airplanes are interesting toys but of no military value".
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If you flip a coin ten times, the odds against its coming up with the same side showing each time are 1,023 to 1.
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Drying your hands with paper towel will reduce the bacterial count by 45 - 60% on your hands. However, using a hand dryer will increase the bacteria on your hands by up to 255% because it blows out bacteria already living in the, conveniently, warm moist environment.
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A Swiss man replaced his car's broken heater with a fully functional wood burning stove.
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The yin-yang pattern's earliest use is in Rome - not China!
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The hands of the clock on the back of the $100 bill are set at approximately 4:10.
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By peeing in the shower, you can save 1,157 gallons of water a year.
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Most of the dust underneath your bed is actually your own dead skin.
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