In 1992, 29,000 rubber ducks washed off a ship. They were found thousands of miles away 8 years later.
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There is no mention of Adam and Eve eating an apple in the Bible.
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It took 200,000 years for humans to reach 3 billion in number. It took 40 years for the next 3 billion.
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The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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Optical illusions occur when what the eyes see conflicts with what the brain expects.
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Alaska is the only state that can be typed on one row of keys on a QWERTY keyboard.
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Scientists are excavating the ruins of a major civilization which pre-dates both the pyramids and Stonehenge by over 7,000 years. In 15 years, they have uncovered only about 5% of the site.
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Although Nostradamus died in the middle of 1566, his 1567 almanac was published because he had the foresight to prepare it before his death.
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