Donkeys kill more people annually than plane crashes.
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Fine-grained volcanic ash can be found as an ingredient in some toothpastes.
55
The world’s smallest book, “Teeny Ted from Turnip Town”, is 100×70 micrometers in size and requires a scanning electron microscope to read, as light beams are too large.
6
An iceberg contains more heat than a lit match.
73
You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television.
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The average American uses eight times as much fuel energy as an average person anywhere else in the world.
28
Speed dating was invented by a Rabbi in 1999.
45
Since 1982, a radio frequency emanating from Russia has been broadcasting a buzzer-like sound and, periodically, an unknown voice reads orders, names, and numbers. No one knows where exactly it is coming from or what it means.
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