Fun Facts

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The Sahara desert is growing in size.

 

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The average person blinks 14 to 17 times per minute

 

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There are 3 million shipwrecks on the ocean floor.

 

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Japan has one vending machine for every 40 people

 

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The pottery wheel was the first wheel invented. The vehicle wheel was inspired by it.

 

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Venus is the only planet to spin clockwise

 

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Airbus planes have 3 hydraulic systems. 2 are for redundancy.

 

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You cannot smell while sleeping

 

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The Mallard still holds the record as the fastest steam train.

 

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Alaska is the only US state that can be typed using one row of your keyboard

 

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The Airbus A400m has a pair of counter rotating propeller blades on each wing.

Most planes have blades that spin in the same direction.

 

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LEGO mini figures actually have the largest population on earth

 

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To date, only 12 people have walked on the moon.

 

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The Eiffel Tower can be 15 centimeters taller in the summer due to thermal expansion

 

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Concrete roads and bridges have expansion joints to accommodate thermal expansion.

 

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Chainsaws were first invented for childbirth.

I’m sure women everywhere are thankful they eventually found another way.

 

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The magnetic north pole will move over time.

 

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Allodoxaphobia is the fear of other people’s opinions

I think a couple of people over on the Dallas forum might have this.

 

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The first road markings appeared in America.

 

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There are eight NFL teams here in the U.S. that currently don’t have cheerleaders.