Random Interesting Facts

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    Hot water can freeze faster than cold water.
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    Professional Stander: Stand in Line for Others for $1K a Week
    There's a man named Robert Samuel who's a "professional stander", earning up to $1,000 a week by standing in line for people.
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    A scorpion can hold its breath for up to 6 days.
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    Caffeine boosts memory.
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    Rio de Janeiro was once capital of Portugal, making it the only European capital outside of Europe.
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    The word 'mile' is derived from the Latin word for 1,000 - the number of paces it took the average Roman!
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    When you fall in love, that 'high' feeling is caused by a flood of dopamine that is similar to that of cocaine.
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    The United Nations declared the Internet a basic human right in 2011.
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