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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In the case of an emergency, a Crayola crayon can be used as a candle and will burn for about 15 minutes.
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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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Author J K Rowling wrote the final chapter of the last Harry Potter book in "something like 1990", seven years before the release of the first book.
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Kilts are not native to Scotland. They originated in France.
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Q-Tip Cotton Swabs were originally called Baby Gays.
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The chocobo in Final Fantasy was based on a real creature called a “Gastornis” that existed 45 million years ago.
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Most lipstick contains fish scales!
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