Random Interesting Facts

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    There is enough energy in one bolt of lightning to power a home for two weeks!
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    Sunflowers can be used to clean up radioactive waste.
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    Tidal forces between the Earth and Moon are slowing the Earth down and pushing the Moon further away.
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    Foreign accent syndrome is a rare brain disorder which causes people to speak in a foreign accent involuntarily.
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    The chills you sometimes feel when listening to music is called "musical frisson."
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    Grossly Obese Man Didn't Eat for over a Year, Lost 125Kg and Survived
    In 1965, a grossly obese Scotsman survived without eating for 1 year and 17 days. He lived entirely off his copious body fat and lost 125kg with no adverse effects.
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    The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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    The idea of left brain (logical) and right brain (creative) has no basis in neuroscience and is in fact a myth.
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