Random Interesting Facts

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    If you are cold you are more likely to be hungry because you use energy to keep warm.
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    Sun Color
    Sun Color
    The Sun is actually white. Viewed from space or a high altitude, it appears as its true color; white. Whereas viewed from a low altitude, atmospheric rendering makes it appear as yellow.
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    When withdrawing money from an ATM, the 'whirring' sound before your money pops out is actually a recording. The actual mechanism is so far back that you can't hear it.
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    There are more chickens than people in the world.
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    More people in Africa speak French than in France itself.
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    You can hear the blood flowing through your ears if you find a quiet place and cover them tightly.
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    If you have 1 billion dollars and spend $1,000 every day, it would take you 2,740 years to go broke.
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    Knocker-Up
    Knocker-Up
    Until the 1920s, there was a profession called 'knocker-up', which involved going from client to client and tapping on their windows (or banging on their doors) with long sticks until they woke up.
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