Less than 3% of the water produced at a large municipal water treatment plant is used for drinking purposes!
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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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A quarter has 119 grooves on its edge, a dime has one less groove!
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When Heinz ketchup leaves the bottle, it travels at a rate of 25 miles per year.
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When glass breaks, the cracks move faster than 3,000 miles per hour. To photograph the event, a camera must shoot at a millionth of a second!
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The most children born to one woman was 69, she was a peasant who lived a 40 year life, in which she had 16 twins, 7 triplets, and 4 quadruplets.
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At the time of your birth, you were, for a few seconds, the youngest person on the planet.
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Recycling one glass jar, saves enough energy to watch T.V for 3 hours!
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