The song 'Strawberry Fields Forever', sung by the Beatles, refers to an orphanage located in Liverpool.
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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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In Georgia, there is an airtight room called the Crypt of Civilization that was sealed in 1940. It contains numerous artefacts documenting what life was like at the time of sealing, and is scheduled to be opened in the year 8113 to show people of the future exactly what life was like.
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Contrary to popular belief, hair does not grow back darker and thicker after it has been shaved.
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By raising your legs slowly and laying on your back, you can't sink in quicksand.
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Passengers on the Beijing subway can pay with plastic bottles.
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Cash machines are as dirty as public toilets.
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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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