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    The six official languages of the United Nations are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.
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    Bad At Maths? You Could Have Math Anxiety
    People with poor mathematical skills aren't necessarily bad at math because they are 'ungifted'. There is a phenomena called 'Math Anxiety' that makes people perform worse, sometimes leading to math avoidance, which leads to lesser knowledge and consequently more math anxiety.
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    Unconsciousness will occur after 8-10 seconds after loss of blood supply to the brain.
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    The four ghosts in Pac-Man are programmed to act differently: red chases you, pink just tries to position itself in a set way, blue tries to ambush you and orange is random.
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    The first South Park episode was made with construction paper. It took 3 months to make.
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    The University of Oxford (teaching since 1096) predates the Aztec empire (1428 - 1521).
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    Moths are unable to fly during an earthquake.
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    The world’s smallest book, “Teeny Ted from Turnip Town”, is 100×70 micrometers in size and requires a scanning electron microscope to read, as light beams are too large.
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