The ashes of the average cremated person weigh nine pounds.
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'X' became symbolic for a kiss because in the middle ages when alot of people were illiterate and they used to sign documents with an X and then kiss it for sincerity.
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We forget why we have entered a room because passing through doors creates an ‘event boundary’ causing the brain to file away what we were just thinking about.
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The harder you concentrate on falling asleep, the less likely you are to fall asleep.
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Since 1982, a radio frequency emanating from Russia has been broadcasting a buzzer-like sound and, periodically, an unknown voice reads orders, names, and numbers. No one knows where exactly it is coming from or what it means.
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It takes 492 seconds for sunlight to reach the Earth!
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The New York Stock Exchange started as a coffee shop!
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Linen can absorb up to 20 times its weight in moisture before it feels damp!
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