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    Interesting
    When withdrawing money from an ATM, the 'whirring' sound before your money pops out is actually a recording. The actual mechanism is so far back that you can't hear it.
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    Health
    After age 30, the brain shrinks a quarter of a percent (0.25%) in mass each year.
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    Health
    10 seconds is the amount of time until unconsciousness after the loss of blood supply to the brain.
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    Health
    The brain can stay alive for 4 to 6 minutes without oxygen. After that cells begin die.
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    Funny
    There is a town in Pennsylvania named Intercourse.
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    Interesting
    Most of the dust underneath your bed is actually your own dead skin.
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    Countries & Places
    Singapore means "Lion city".
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    Countries & Places
    Argentina's capital Buenos Aires means "Good air".
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