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Humans only use 10% of their brain capacity.

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Shaving makes hair grow back thicker

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Einstein failed math in school

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MSG is dangerous to your health

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Honey never expires or spoils

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Hair and nails continue to grow after death

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Vikings wore horned helmets in battle

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Switzerland requires all citizens to own guns

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Brown eggs are healthier than white eggs

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The Great Wall of China is visible from space

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Swimming after eating causes dangerous cramps

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Coffee stunts your growth

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Bulls are enraged by the color red

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Humans have exactly five senses

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Lightning never strikes the same place twice

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Crime rates have been steadily increasing over the past 30 years

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Electric cars produce more lifetime emissions than gasoline cars

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Napoleon Bonaparte was unusually short

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Diamonds are formed from compressed coal

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Goldfish have a 3-second memory

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Bats are completely blind

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You lose most of your body heat through your head

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Vaccines have significantly reduced the prevalence of diseases like polio and measles

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The Blair Witch Project was based on a true story

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Most millionaires inherited their wealth

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Australia is wider than the moon

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Cracking your knuckles causes arthritis

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Sugar makes children hyperactive

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Voting is mandatory in the United States

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Charging your phone overnight damages the battery

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The first computer programmer was a woman named Ada Lovelace

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Honey never spoils and has been found edible in ancient Egyptian tombs

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The Great Wall of China is visible from space with the naked eye

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The Salem witch trials burned witches at the stake

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Reading in dim light permanently damages your eyes

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You need to drink 8 glasses of water a day

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We only use 10% of our brains

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Regular exercise can help reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety

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Drinking 8 glasses of water daily is scientifically proven to be necessary

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Polar bears are thriving and their populations are increasing

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The US dollar is backed by gold

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The US national debt has exceeded 30 trillion dollars

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Trees communicate with each other through underground fungal networks

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Octopuses have three hearts and blue blood

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Recycling plastic is just as energy-efficient as making new plastic

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Finland has the best education system because teachers are paid more than doctors

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Cleopatra lived closer in time to the Moon landing than to the construction of the Great Pyramid

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Sugar causes hyperactivity in children

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Mr. Rogers was a Navy SEAL sniper

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Walt Disney's body was cryogenically frozen after his death

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Amazon pays no federal income taxes

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Finland has been ranked as the happiest country in the world multiple years in a row

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The average attention span is now shorter than a goldfish

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People only use 10% of their brain

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The Oxford University is older than the Aztec Empire

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Antibiotics are effective against viral infections

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