Bamboo plants can grow up to 36 inches in a day.
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In a year approximately 900 million trees are cut down to make the raw materials needed for American pulp mills and paper.
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Fine-grained volcanic ash can be found as an ingredient in some toothpastes.
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There is one slot machine in Las Vegas for every eight inhabitants.
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The 1 yen coin can be used as a weight, because it weighs exactly one gram. Also, it can float on water.
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Tae Kwon Do is only around 60 years old.
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There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar.
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A typical full-time worker in the US with a four-year college degree earns about $50,000. This is 62% more than a worker with only a high-school diploma.
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