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    Oak trees can live 200 or more years.
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    'Second Street' is the most common street name in the U.S.; 'First Street' is the sixth! "
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    The number of births that occur in India each year is higher than the entire population of Australia.
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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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    'X' became symbolic for a kiss because in the middle ages when alot of people were illiterate and they used to sign documents with an X and then kiss it for sincerity.
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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, 100 people choke to death on ballpoint pens every year.
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    On average, the life span of an American dollar bill is eighteen months.
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