The cruise liner, 'Queen Elizabeth 2', moves only six inches for each gallon of diesel that it burns.
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The yin-yang pattern's earliest use is in Rome - not China!
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The human eye blinks an average of 4,200,000 times a year.
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Fine-grained volcanic ash can be found as an ingredient in some toothpastes.
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The French named one of their aircraft carriers after Ferdinand Foch, a man who once said "Airplanes are interesting toys but of no military value".
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62% of us pop our zits.
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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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Dartboards are made out of horsehairs.
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