Useless Facts

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1. The Boston University Bridge (on Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts) is the only place in the world where a boat can sail under a train driving under a car driving under an airplane.

 

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1. All 50 states are listed across the top of the Lincoln Memorial on the back of the $5 bill.

 

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1. In space, astronauts are unable to cry, because there is no gravity and the tears won't flow.

 

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1. Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying.

 

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1. There are more plastic flamingos in the U.S that there are real ones.

 

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1. The crack of a whip is actually a tiny sonic boom, since the tip breaks the sound barrier.

 

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1. Jupiter is bigger than all the other planets in our solar system combined.

 

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1. Hot water is heavier than cold.

 

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1. The common idea that only 10% of the brain is used it not true as it is impossible to determine the actual percentage because of the complexity of the brain.

 

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1. Lawn darts are illegal in Canada.

 

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1. There are more psychoanalysts per capita in Buenos Aires than any other place in the world.

 

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1. Between 2 and 3 jockeys are killed each year in horse racing.

 

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1. The average woman consumes 6 lbs of lipstick in her lifetime.

 

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1. Some individuals express concern sharing their soap, rightly so, considering 75% of all people wash from top to bottom.

 

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1. Conception occurs most in the month of December.

 

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1. CBS' "60 Minutes" is the only TV show without a theme song/music.

 

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1. Half of all Americans live within 50 miles of their birthplace.

 

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1. 'Obsession' is the most popular boat name.

 

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1. On average, Americans' favorite smell is banana.

 

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1. If one spells out numbers, they would have to count to One Thousand before coming across the letter "A".