The full moon causes a tidal wave to roll up the Amazon river once in day and once in night for a period of only three weeks in a year. This results in continuous 4m high wave that can be surfed for up to 13km.
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On average, the life span of an American dollar bill is eighteen months.
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The longest Monopoly game in history lasted 70 straight days.
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The oldest living person smoked cigarettes from the age of 21 to 117.
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In Georgia, there is an airtight room called the Crypt of Civilization that was sealed in 1940. It contains numerous artefacts documenting what life was like at the time of sealing, and is scheduled to be opened in the year 8113 to show people of the future exactly what life was like.
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Tae Kwon Do is only around 60 years old.
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Leather skin does not have any smell. The leather smell that you sense is actually derived from the materials used in the tanning process.
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