The first man to swim the length of Great Britain grew a beard to stop jellyfish stinging his face.
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Humans are capable of running 40 mph according to a study by bio-mechanical expert Dr. Matthew Bundle. Today's fastest man, Usain Bolt, has a top speed of 28 mph.
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Women have a slightly higher average IQ than men.
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Blonde hair is not exclusive to Europeans. Melanesians of the south Pacific evolved a different gene for blonde hair.
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Females learn to talk earlier, use sentences earlier, and learn to read more quickly than males.
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Every workday, 6.7 million people commute to Manhattan!
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Americans throw out 4.5 pounds of trash a day - twice that of 40 years ago.
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The most dangerous job in the United States is that of an Alaskan Crab Fisherman.
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