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    The symbol on the 'pound' key (#) is called an octothorpe.
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    Invention of the Microwave
    Invention of the Microwave
    The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.
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    The Band-Aid was originally made for the inventor's wife, who often cut and burned herself while cooking.
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    Donkeys kill more people annually than plane crashes.
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    65-Year-Old Bottled Plant
    65-Year-Old Bottled Plant
    There's a plant that has survived in a sealed bottle for over 65 years. It was watered just once in 55 years.
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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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    An olive tree can live up to 1,500 years!
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    The mile is Latin for 1,000. The number of paces it took the average Roman!
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