In one day, adult lungs move about 10,000 litres of air.
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Your wounds heal faster if you lick them, you instinctively do this for that reason. Tears help, too.
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Summer on Uranus lasts for 21 years.
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Real diamonds do not show up on x-ray.
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In 1963, the US Military created an artificial ring around Earth, similar to that of the planet Saturn. The ring was made of copper needles and was used for worldwide communications in the case that the Soviets disabled all other methods of communication.
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There was a bear called Wojtek who was adopted by Polish soldiers during WW2. It carried ammunition, wrestled with soldiers, and drank beer.
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More people in Africa speak French than in France itself.
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The scene in Skyfall where Daniel Craig is shaved with a classical razor lead to a 400% increase of straight edge razor sales.
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