The ashes of the average cremated person weigh nine pounds.
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There is a fake village with fake shops and restaurants that is actually a care home for elderly dementia sufferers in the Netherlands.
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Americans are responsible for generating roughly 20% percent of the garbage in the world.
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Bullet proof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser printers were all invented by women.
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NYC's Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) dumps old subway cars into the ocean to serve as artificial reef.
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On average people fear spiders more than they do death.
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The song 'Strawberry Fields Forever', sung by the Beatles, refers to an orphanage located in Liverpool.
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On average, the life span of an American dollar bill is eighteen months.
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