Random Interesting Facts

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    Poor eyesight (myopia) is associated with higher IQ.
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    There are about 255 babies born worldwide every minute.
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    Unconsciousness will occur after 8-10 seconds after loss of blood supply to the brain.
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    Iceland Has the Most Books Published per Person per Year in the World
    In Iceland, more books are published and sold per person every year than anywhere else in the world. Ten percent of Icelanders become a published author in their lifetime.
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    ‘Old people smell’ is actually caused by a chemical, 2-nonenal, that old people secrete through their skin
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    In 1943, a Pan Am Airline chef snuck whiskey into passengers' coffee to warm them up on a winter flight. When asked what kind of coffee they were being served, he improvised "Irish Coffee," creating the now-famous cocktail.
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    A Native American tribe in South Dakota collects bottle caps left by campers, using them as currency. Several banks in the area now recognize the caps as legal tender.
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    If you had 10 billion $1 notes and spent one every second of every day, it would require 317 years for you to go broke.
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