Seaweed can grow up to 12 inches per day!
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Harvard earns enough money from interest on its endowment that it could offer free tuition to every student and still profit.
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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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A lump of pure gold the size of a matchbox can be flattened into a sheet the size of a tennis court.
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Fine-grained volcanic ash can be found as an ingredient in some toothpastes.
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If you took a standard slinky and stretched it out it would measure 87 feet.
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The top sales at Walmart as a storm approaches are Pop-Tarts and beer.
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It's impossible to kill yourself by holding your breath.
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