Random Interesting Facts

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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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    Professional Stander: Stand in Line for Others for $1K a Week
    There's a man named Robert Samuel who's a "professional stander", earning up to $1,000 a week by standing in line for people.
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    A typical lead pencil can draw a line that is 35 miles long.
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    The colossal squid has the largest eyes in the world.
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    Dell's first advertisement was made on the back of a pizza box.
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    The "Cobra Effect" is where a solution for a problem actually makes the problem worse.
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    Free Russian Coffee Houses
    Free Russian Coffee Houses
    There are coffee houses in Russia where food and drink are free, but you pay for time.
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    Sheep can survive for up to two weeks buried in snow drifts.
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