Contrary to popular belief, hair does not grow back darker and thicker after it has been shaved.
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The 'L.L.' in L.L. Bean stands for 'Leon Leonwood'.
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The oldest living person smoked cigarettes from the age of 21 to 117.
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About two hundred babies are born worldwide every minute.
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Bamboo plants can grow up to 36 inches in a day.
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A portion of the water you drink has already been drunk by someone else, maybe several times over.
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We forget why we have entered a room because passing through doors creates an ‘event boundary’ causing the brain to file away what we were just thinking about.
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Stilts were invented by French shepherds who needed a way to get around in wet marshes.
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