Linen can absorb up to 20 times its weight in moisture before it feels damp!
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The search engine Google got its name from the word 'googol', which refers to the number one with a hundred zeros after it.
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Stilts were invented by French shepherds who needed a way to get around in wet marshes.
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"Big Ben" in London isn't a tower, the bell inside the tower is called "Big Ben", the tower itself is called "The Elizabeth Tower".
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Real diamonds do not show up on x-ray.
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The name Joshua is Hebrew for 'Jesus'.
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The worlds oldest piece of chewing gum is over 9000 years old!
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