More books are written, published and sold per person per year in Iceland than anywhere else on the planet. One in ten Icelanders will become a published author in their lifetime.
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The world record for alcohol consumption is by Andre the Giant, who drank 156 beers in one sitting (over 73 liters/16 gallons).
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2% of Europeans lack the genes for smelly armpits.
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There are six times as many people of Irish descent living in America than in Ireland.
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The human body contains over a billion miles of DNA.
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The average person will go on a date at least 100 times before they finally marry.
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On average, men's noses are 10% larger than women's.
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