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Ninety-nine percent of pumpkins sold in the United States are for the sole purpose of decoration.
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More than 10% of the world's salt is used to de-ice American roads.
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Bamboo plants can grow up to 36 inches in a day.
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If you took a standard slinky and stretched it out it would measure 87 feet.
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Extremely high pressured water can easily cut through a steel beam.
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In the White House, there are 13,092 knives, forks and spoons!
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More than 6,000 people with pillow-related injuries check into U.S. emergency rooms every year!
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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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The Pittsburgh Steelers were originally called the Pirates.
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The strangers in your dreams are actually people that you've seen in real life.
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The best time for a person to buy shoes is in the afternoon. This is because the foot tends to swell a bit around this time.
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In 1997, a survey reported that 12% of Americans think that Joan of Arc was Noah's wife.
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Water is actually naturally blue.
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The first household refrigerators cost about $16,000, in today's money!
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When glass breaks, the cracks move faster than 3,000 miles per hour.
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Mushrooms are more closely related to humans than they are to plants.
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