Random Interesting Facts

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    The town of Villa Las Estrellas in Antarctica is the most remote town on Earth, and there's only three computers with internet access!
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    If you put two straws in your mouth, one inside a drink and one outside it, you won't be able to drink through either straw.
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    Nokia was once famous as a manufacturer of toilet paper.
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    A cow produces around 200,000 glasses of milk in her lifetime.
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    It takes at least eight bees all their life to make one single teaspoonful of honey.
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    Why Do Old Books Have a Distinct Smell?
    The reason why old books have such a distinct smell is because hundreds of organic compounds in the pages break down over time and release chemicals that smell like almond, vanilla, and grass.
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    The word 'mortgage' comes from a French law term that means 'death pledge'.
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    Standard paper cannot be folded in half more than 7 times.
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