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    Stilts were invented by French shepherds who needed a way to get around in wet marshes.
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    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 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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    The glue on Israeli stamps is certified kosher.
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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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