Random Interesting Facts

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    Coins usually survive in circulation for about 30 years.
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    Yucatán Name
    Yucatán Name
    The Mexican state of Yucatán was named so after a misunderstanding when the Spaniards arrived and asked the locals what they called the place. The locals replied "Yucatan" which means "I don’t understand you" in their native tongue.
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    Pluto is smaller than Russia.
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    There is a Swedish religion called Kopimism whose sole tenet is that all knowledge should be available to everyone - and thus, using CTRL+C and CTRL+V are sacred acts.
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    Decaffeinated coffee is not 100% caffeine free. When coffee is being decaffeinated, 2% of the caffeine still remains in it.
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    Only 8% of the world’s currency is physical money. The rest exists only on computers.
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    Monkey Orchid
    Monkey Orchid
    There's a species of orchid that looks like a monkey's face.
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    Donkey Kong was Mario's pet that he'd abused. Donkey Kong kidnapped Mario's girlfriend as revenge for the mistreatment.
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