The search engine Google got its name from the word 'googol', which refers to the number one with a hundred zeros after it.
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The full moon causes a tidal wave to roll up the Amazon river once in day and once in night for a period of only three weeks in a year. This results in continuous 4m high wave that can be surfed for up to 13km.
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Blue eyes are the most sensitive to light, dark brown the least sensitive.
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In 2003, the U.S. Government spent about $2,000,000.00 on potato research!
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You share your birthday with at least 9 million other people in the world.
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Not swinging your arms when you walk increases the effort of walking by 12%, the equivalent of walking 20% faster or carrying a 10 kg backpack.
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Less than 3% of the water produced at a large municipal water treatment plant is used for drinking purposes!
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The worlds oldest piece of chewing gum is over 9000 years old!
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