One million Americans, about 3,000 each day, take up smoking each year. Most of them are children.
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The first man to swim the length of Great Britain grew a beard to stop jellyfish stinging his face.
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A chance of a woman having twins is increased after the age of 35. About 1 in 27 women will give birth to twins after this age. After 50 the chances of having twins is 1 in 9.
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Forty percent of American adults cannot fill out a bank deposit slip correctly.
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Boys who have unusual first names are more likely to have mental problems than boys with conventional names. Girls don't seem to have this problem.
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There are 189 people named 'Lol' in the U.S.
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In 2002, Kenyan Maasai tribespeople donated 14 cows to the US to help with the aftermath of 9/11.
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Blonde hair is not exclusive to Europeans. Melanesians of the south Pacific evolved a different gene for blonde hair.
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