Random Interesting Facts

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    Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
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    Knocker-Up
    Knocker-Up
    Until the 1920s, there was a profession called 'knocker-up', which involved going from client to client and tapping on their windows (or banging on their doors) with long sticks until they woke up.
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    Sean Connery turned down the role of Gandalf in Lord of the Rings because he didn't understand the script.
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    When you look up at the blue sky and see white dots flying around, you’re actually seeing your own white blood cells.
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    Poor eyesight (myopia) is associated with higher IQ.
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    The 409 escalators in the London subway cover a distance every week which is approximately equivalent to several trips around the globe!
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    The North Atlantic gets 2.5 centimetres (1in) wider every year.
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    The P.S. at the end of a letter stands for Post Script.
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