Random Interesting Facts

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    Money Can Buy Happiness
    Money Can Buy Happiness
    Money can buy happiness, but researchers have found that its emotional well-being benefits max out at a salary of about 75K a year.
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    Scorpions + Alcohol
    Scorpions + Alcohol
    Placing alcohol on a scorpion's back will make it go crazy and fatally sting itself.
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    The Shell Oil Company began as a novelty shop in London that sold sea shells.
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    Smartphone Sidewalk
    Smartphone Sidewalk
    The Chinese city of Chongqing has the world's first dedicated pavement for mobile phone users.
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    By weight, Bone is five times stronger than steel.
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    Decaffeinated coffee is not 100% caffeine free. When coffee is being decaffeinated, 2% of the caffeine still remains in it.
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    1054 AD Supernova
    1054 AD Supernova
    In the year 1054 AD, there was an explosion in the sky so bright that it was visible for 23 days straight, even during the day.
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    Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin Group, is dyslexic.
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