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    65-Year-Old Bottled Plant
    65-Year-Old Bottled Plant
    There's a plant that has survived in a sealed bottle for over 65 years. It was watered just once in 55 years.
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    Tsunami Stones
    Tsunami Stones
    Around 300 ft uphill from the highest water level reached by the 2011 Tōhoku tsunami sits a centuries-old stone marker that warns: “Do not build your homes below this point!”
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    The name Joshua is Hebrew for 'Jesus'.
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    Napping After Learning
    Napping After Learning
    Taking a nap after learning something can help your retention of it.
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    According to the New York Times, a study conducted during the 1980's found that men who kiss their wives before leaving for work live longer, get into fewer car accidents, and have a higher income than married men who don't.
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    Group "brainstorming" makes each individual in the group less creative and doesn't work as efficiently as the same number of people working alone and then later pooling their ideas.
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    There are more than 10 million bricks in the Empire State Building!
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    Babies who wear disposable diapers are five times more likely to develop diaper rash than those that wear cotton diapers.
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