“Fight Against Stupidity And Bureaucracy”
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Mind you if you do take these facts with a pinch of salt water you’ll be richer than you were.
Not by much though, but every little helps these days.
But enough of this.
Enjoy the facts.
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1 liter of saltwater contains
13 billionths of a gram of gold
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The US military has a secret,
nearly silent type of Velcro, which
reduces the ripping noise by over 95%.
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The oldest recipe for beer is 4,000 years old.
It was first made by the Sumerians
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The United States has by far the
most expensive college tuition
out of any developed nation
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Spain has two enclaves (territories) in Africa.
They are Melilla and Ceuta.
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With over 10,000 beaches you could visit
a new beach every single day in Australia
for the next 30 years
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There are 200 corpses of
deceased climbers on Mount Everest.
They serve as waypoints for climbers
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There were actually two Boston Tea Parties
with the one you know about being
on December 16, 1773.
The Bostonians repeated it, however,
several months later on March 7, 1774
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Wellington, New Zealand, is the
southern most capital city on Earth
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The first documented use of toilet paper
dates back to 6th century China.
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The English Dennis the Menace
and the American Dennis the Menace
were thought up by completely independent authors
and published on the same day – March 12, 1951.
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In October of 1998 Terrence Dickson of Pennsylvania
was trying to exit the house he was robbing.
He managed to get stuck in the garage
and for 8 days he lived off of Pepsi and dog food.
He then successfully sued for over half a million dollars.
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fasab 
As always, a good collection. Had no clue about Dennis the Menace, but that last one is very American.
I was brought up with the Dennis on the left in a comic called The Beano.
Our high college tuition and corpses for markers are rather sad facts. As AFA said, a good collection.
Thanks. Yes, I’m afraid they are on the sad side.