Random Interesting Facts

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    Caffeine boosts memory.
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    There are so many kinds of apples that if you ate a new one everyday, it would take over 20 years to try them all.
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    Hypnic Jerk
    Hypnic Jerk
    When you wake up with a jolt, it's called a Hypnic Jerk. This usually happens during the lightest stages of sleep, and can happen as a natural reaction when you fall asleep in a car or airplane.
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    Sean Connery turned down the role of Gandalf in Lord of the Rings because he didn't understand the script.
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    A lump of pure gold the size of a matchbox can be flattened into a sheet the size of a tennis court.
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    Noodles, the guitarist for The Offspring, was the janitor for the school the band went to. He was allowed into the band because he was old enough to buy the band alcohol.
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    According to the FDA, it's safe to eat the stickers that are found on fruit; they're actually made out of "edible paper" and the glue is food grade.
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    Pet dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand human gesture.
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