The roar that we hear when we place a seashell next to our ear is not the ocean, but rather the sound of blood surging through the veins in the ear.
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The human eye blinks an average of 4,200,000 times a year.
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Cash machines are as dirty as public toilets.
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More than 10% of the world's salt is used to de-ice American roads.
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Kilts are not native to Scotland. They originated in France.
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NYC's Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) dumps old subway cars into the ocean to serve as artificial reef.
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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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Anuptaphobia is the fear of staying single.
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