A portion of the water you drink has already been drunk by someone else, maybe several times over.
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Americans are responsible for generating roughly 20% percent of the garbage in the world.
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'X' became symbolic for a kiss because in the middle ages when alot of people were illiterate and they used to sign documents with an X and then kiss it for sincerity.
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Pollen never deteriorates. It is one of the few natural substances that lasts indefinitely.
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The name Joshua is Hebrew for 'Jesus'.
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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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The mile is Latin for 1,000. The number of paces it took the average Roman!
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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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