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61%

Of Americans pee in the shower.

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Dolphins and whales give birth

with the tail first instead of the head.

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Josef Mengele's "scientific" experiments at Auschwitz often involved studies of twins. If one twin died, he would immediately kill the other and carry out comparative autopsies.

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There's a 9/11 Memorial in Israel constructed of steel from the remains of the WTC.

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Netflix stock has increased in value by 2,581% since 2005.

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Sean Connery wore a toupee in all of the James Bond movies because he started balding at age 21.

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Harry Potter was born in 1980, so he's over 35 by now.

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"Under Pressure" was written by David Bowie and Queen during a 24-hour wine and cocaine marathon.

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There are no bridges over the Amazon River.

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The official city motto of Paris is "Fluctuat nec mergitur", meaning "She is tossed by the waves but does not sink."

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The piano Freddie Mercury plays in Bohemian Rhapsody is the same exact piano Paul McCartney plays in Hey Jude.

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Sea cucumbers eat with tube feet surrounding their mouths.

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Hawaii is the only U.S. state with a majority Asian American population, at 58%.

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When Benjamin Franklin invented his own harmonica, it became so popular in Europe that Mozart and Beethoven composed music for it.

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The world's smallest periodic table was carved on a strand of hair.

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The largest passenger plane, as of 2015, has seats for 615 people.

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Elephants rarely get cancer because they have 40 copies of genes that code for the tumor suppressor protein p53—humans have two.

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Some volcano eruptions are capable of creating powerful electrical charges that can lead to bolts of lightning as large as two miles long.

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Latinos now outnumber whites

in California since 2015.

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Popping bubble wrap makes you feel calmer and more awake, a study found.

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The "x" in "x-ray" indicates an unknown quantity, much like it does in mathematics.

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Nearly 4 in 10 Americans

have never moved

from their

hometown.

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In 1781, Benjamin Franklin attended a concert in which he narrowly escaped death when the opera house caught fire and burned.

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The world's deadliest recorded earthquake occurred in 1556 in China, killing an estimated 830,000 people.

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Student loans have passed credit cards and auto loans to become the second biggest source of personal debt in the U.S., trailing only mortgages.

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The RMS Titanic

was built

in Belfast,

Northern Ireland.

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The average lifespan of a dolphin is 15 years. However, some of them lived 50 years.

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Southern California has about 10,000 earthquakes each year, though most are so small that they are never felt.