In the case of an emergency, a Crayola crayon can be used as a candle and will burn for about 15 minutes.
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The Main Library at Indiana University sinks over an inch every year because when it was built, engineers failed to take into account the weight of all the books that would occupy the building.
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Mentally doing a task makes you better at it. Your mind can barely tell the difference.
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A million dollars weighs about a metric ton. Hence the expression "a ton of money."
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Ninety-nine percent of pumpkins sold in the United States are for the sole purpose of decoration.
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One in five long-term love relationships began with one or both partners being involved with others.
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On average people fear spiders more than they do death.
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Only humans shed emotional tears.
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