Diamonds mined in Brazil are harder than those found in Africa.
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The French named one of their aircraft carriers after Ferdinand Foch, a man who once said "Airplanes are interesting toys but of no military value".
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The 'L.L.' in L.L. Bean stands for 'Leon Leonwood'.
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"Dysania" is the state of finding it hard getting up out of bed in the morning.
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Daydreamers are better at solving complex problems.
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The mile is Latin for 1,000. The number of paces it took the average Roman!
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Drying your hands with paper towel will reduce the bacterial count by 45 - 60% on your hands. However, using a hand dryer will increase the bacteria on your hands by up to 255% because it blows out bacteria already living in the, conveniently, warm moist environment.
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You can start a fire with ice.
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