Only 8% of the world’s currency is physical money. The rest exists only on computers.
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Chunosuke Matsuyama, a Japanese Seaman, sent a message in a bottle in 1784 that his ship had wrecked. It washed up in 1935 in the village where he was born.
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At 15 years old, Jack Andraka invented a method of diagnosing pancreatic cancer, thus helping to save the lives of millions of people around the world. It is 168 times faster, 26,000 times cheaper, 400 times more sensitive, and has a 99% success rate.
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In the mid-90’s, Coca Cola recalled an advertising poster due to a hidden sexual image.
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Worker bees must visit around 4,000 flowers in order to make one tablespoon of honey.
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McDonald's serves 75 hamburgers every second, according to the company’s Operations and Training Manual.
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The Sun and Moon appear to be the same size because the moon is 400 times smaller than the Sun, but 400 times closer to Earth.
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