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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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    On average, the life span of an American dollar bill is eighteen months.
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    The search engine Google got its name from the word 'googol', which refers to the number one with a hundred zeros after it.
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    A real estate agent's rule of thumb: To estimate what a house will sell for, ask the owner what its worth and subtract 10%.
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    A typical lead pencil can draw a line that is 35 miles long.
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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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