The reason firehouses have circular stairways is from the days of yorewhen the engines were pulled by horses. The horses were stabled on theground floor and figured out how to walk up straight staircases.
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Nutmeg is extremely poisonous if injected intravenously
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Reports from owners of cats and dogs indicate that 21% of dogs and 7% of cats snore
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The mother of famous astronomer Johannes Kepler was accused of being a witch
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Talc was used by cavemen 15,000 years ago as an ingredient added to make paint
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One gallon of used motor oil can ruin approximately one million gallons of fresh water
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Hydrogen solid is the most dense substance in the world, at 70.6g/cc
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The stapler was invented in Spring Valley, Minnesota.
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The largest coral reef in the world is the Great Barrier Reef located in Australia. The reef is approximately 2023 kilometers long
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People of Ancient China believed that swinging your arms could cure a headache
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Asthma affects one in fifteen children under the age of eighteen
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The average amount of time spent kissing for a person in a lifetime is 20,160 minutes
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In a lifetime, the average house cat spends approximately 10,950 hours purring
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The first African-American to receive a Nobel Peace Prize was Ralph J. Bunche in 1950
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According to psychologists, the shoe and the foot are the most common sources of sexual fetishism in Western society
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Enough paper is recycled in the USA every day, that a 15 mile long train of boxcars could be filled up with paper.
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Babies that wear disposable diapers are five times more likely to get a diaper rash than babies wearing a cotton diaper
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Close to 50% of the water used in a home originates from the bathroom
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The abbreviation Xmas for the word Christmas is of Greek origin. Since the word for Christ in the Greek language is Xristos, which starts with the letter "X," they started putting the X in place of Christ and came up with the short form for the word Christmas
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