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Did You Know?
In the average lifetime, a person will walk the equivalent of 5 times around the equator.
In England, the Speaker of the House is not allowed to speak.
The average person who stops smoking requires one hour less sleep a night.
In England, in the 1880's, "Pants" were considered a dirty word.
The Titanic was the first ship to use the SOS signal.
The symbol on the pound key (#) is called an octothorpe.
Did you know? You are born with 300 bones, but when you get to be an adult, you only have 206!
The color blue has a calming effect. It causes the brain to release calming hormones.
In 1982, a high school student from Los Angeles, California unscrambled the Rubik's Cube in 22.95 seconds.
Each nostril of a human being register smell in a different way. Smells that are made from the right nostril are more pleasant than the left.

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