Over its lifetime, the average microwave requires more energy to display a digital clock than to heat food.
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Kilts are not native to Scotland. They originated in France.
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Ice isn't slippery. What makes people and things slip on ice is water. A thin layer of ice melts when pressure is applied to it and it is this wet layer on top of the ice that is slippery.
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In the White House, there are 13,092 knives, forks and spoons!
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People spend about two weeks of their lives at traffic lights!
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The French named one of their aircraft carriers after Ferdinand Foch, a man who once said "Airplanes are interesting toys but of no military value".
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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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