The ashes of the average cremated person weigh nine pounds.
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"Strategic incompetence" is the art of avoiding certain tasks by pretending you don't know how to do them.
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The New York Stock Exchange started as a coffee shop!
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There are 86,400 seconds in a day.
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Sudbury Valley School allows students to do whatever they want; no curriculum, tests, homework, or even classes unless requested. 82% of students get accepted to college, as opposed to the 63% national public school average.
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The Band-Aid was originally made for the inventor's wife, who often cut and burned herself while cooking.
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It's impossible to sink in the Dead Sea without equipment!
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