Real diamonds do not show up on x-ray.
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‘Tree shaping’ is the art of growing trees and roots into things like bridges, chairs, “people trees”, ladders, fences, jungle gyms, tunnels, and, theoretically, could even be used to grow homes.
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The average American uses eight times as much fuel energy as an average person anywhere else in the world.
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Linen can absorb up to 20 times its weight in moisture before it feels damp!
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When glass breaks, the cracks move faster than 3,000 miles per hour. To photograph the event, a camera must shoot at a millionth of a second!
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20252 is Smokey the Bear's own zip code.
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The Bank of America was originally the Bank of Italy!
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A typical lead pencil can draw a line that is 35 miles long.
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