If you flip a coin ten times, the odds against its coming up with the same side showing each time are 1,023 to 1.
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One human hair can support 3 ounces.
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Sudbury Valley School allows students to do whatever they want; no curriculum, tests, homework, or even classes unless requested. 82% of students get accepted to college, as opposed to the 63% national public school average.
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Coins usually survive in circulation for about 30 years.
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According to the New York Times, a study conducted during the 1980's found that men who kiss their wives before leaving for work live longer, get into fewer car accidents, and have a higher income than married men who don't.
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30 years ago, you could buy a lifetime, unlimited first-class travel pass with American Airlines for $250,000.
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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 sneeze travels out your mouth at over 100 m.p.h.!
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