Researchers say that lining the toilet seat with paper is pretty much pointless
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Fine-grained volcanic ash can be found as an ingredient in some toothpastes.
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"Strategic incompetence" is the art of avoiding certain tasks by pretending you don't know how to do them.
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In Georgia, there is an airtight room called the Crypt of Civilization that was sealed in 1940. It contains numerous artefacts documenting what life was like at the time of sealing, and is scheduled to be opened in the year 8113 to show people of the future exactly what life was like.
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A lump of pure gold the size of a matchbox can be flattened into a sheet the size of a tennis court.
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The key to happiness is spending your money on experiences rather than possessions, according to studies.
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The first toilet being flushed in a motion picture was in the movie Psycho.
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