On average people fear spiders more than they do death.
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The original game of "Monopoly" was circular.
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In a year approximately 900 million trees are cut down to make the raw materials needed for American pulp mills and paper.
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‘Tree shaping’ is the art of growing trees and roots into things like bridges, chairs, “people trees”, ladders, fences, jungle gyms, tunnels, and, theoretically, could even be used to grow homes.
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Japanese engineers were asked to redesign the front end of the Bullet Train because it carried enough speed to create a sonic boom whenever it exited a tunnel. Residents could feel the blast from miles away.
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It has been calculated that every 2 minutes, we take more pictures than all of humanity in the 19th century.
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More than 10% of the world's salt is used to de-ice American roads.
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By peeing in the shower, you can save 1,157 gallons of water a year.
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