The 1 yen coin can be used as a weight, because it weighs exactly one gram. Also, it can float on water.
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Linen can absorb up to 20 times its weight in moisture before it feels damp!
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An olive tree can live up to 1,500 years!
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The majority of suicides occur on a Monday.
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When withdrawing money from an ATM, the 'whirring' sound before your money pops out is actually a recording. The actual mechanism is so far back that you can't hear it.
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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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It takes 492 seconds for sunlight to reach the Earth!
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The "Cobra Effect" is where a solution for a problem actually makes the problem worse.
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