The Pittsburgh Steelers were originally called the Pirates.
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160 cars can drive side by side on the Monumental Axis in Brazil, the world's widest road.
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There was once an undersea post office in the Bahamas.
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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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According to an assistant professor of psychology and marketing at NYU, wearing red increases your chances in things like dating and hitchhiking.
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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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Linen can absorb up to 20 times its weight in moisture before it feels damp!
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The face of a penny can hold about thirty drops of water.
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