Random Interesting Facts

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    The Gate Tower Building skyscraper in Japan has a highway passing through its fifth, sixth and seventh floors.
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    Play-Doh was first manufactured as a wallpaper cleaner.
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    Denmark has twice as many pigs as there are people.
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    A 'geep' is a very rare goat-sheep hybrid or chimera.
    A 'geep' is a very rare goat-sheep hybrid or chimera.
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    The seahorse is the only fish to have a neck.
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    Sharks have been on the planet longer than trees.
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    50 years ago Cheerios were called Cheerioats.
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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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