Stilts were invented by French shepherds who needed a way to get around in wet marshes.
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Couples' personalities converge over time to make partners more and more similar.
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SONY was originally called 'Totsuken'.
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A jiffy is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second. Thus the saying, I will be there in a jiffy.
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On average, a disposable diaper can hold up to 7 pounds of liquid.
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When withdrawing money from an ATM, the 'whirring' sound before your money pops out is actually a recording. The actual mechanism is so far back that you can't hear it.
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According to an assistant professor of psychology and marketing at NYU, wearing red increases your chances in things like dating and hitchhiking.
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There's a love mattress that is specifically designed for couples who sleep on each other's arms.
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