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California holds 12% of the U.S. population and produces 6.9% of the country's total greenhouse gas emissions. Texas has 8.5% of the population and produces 12.8%.

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Half of the top 20 cities in the world with the highest murder rates are in Brazil.

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The world record for the farthest flight by a paper aircraft is 226.8 feet (69.1 meters).

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A single LEGO brick can take 432 kg (950 lbs) of pressure before it cracks.

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Sea lions are the only non-human mammals that have demonstrated the ability to keep a beat.

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The Hindenburg made 17 successful transatlantic trips before catching fire.

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On August 10, 2015, NASA astronauts ate food that had been grown in space for the first time.

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Your voice would be deeper on Venus. Its dense atmosphere would cause your vocal cords to vibrate more slowly.

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British Pennies are used to adjust the time in London's Big Ben clock tower.

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Over 30 of Paul Walker's cars were stolen from a warehouse within 24 hours of his tragic death.

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of Americans sleep naked.

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New York Times crossword puzzle editor, Will Shortz, is the only person in the world to have a degree in enigmatology, the study of puzzles.

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The world record for most claps in one minute is 1,020.

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Nguyen Ngoc Loan, the executioner from the famous Vietnam War photo, opened a pizza joint in Virginia after the war.

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There's a prison in Brazil that allows inmates to pedal stationary bicycles, providing electricity to a nearby city in exchange for reduced sentences.

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The welcome sign to Kurt Cobain's hometown reads "Welcome to Aberdeen. Come as You Are."

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Sex before marriage is still illegal in Virginia.

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Tibetans say hello by sticking their tongues out at each other.

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A group of barracudas is called a battery.

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The most valuable legal tender coin in the world is a US$1 million coin from Australia. Since it weighs 1,000 kg and is 99.99% pure gold, it is worth almost US$45 million.

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Larry King crashed into John F. Kennedy's car in 1958. JFK said he'd forget the whole thing if King promised to vote for him when he ran for president.

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Benjamin Franklin was an advocate of "air baths", during which he would spend up to an hour reading or writing in his house completely naked.

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More than half of the U.S. is now abnormally dry or officially in a drought.

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Nearly 1 in 10 soldiers who fought in the Civil War were African-American.

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Almost half of adults in the U.S. have Diabetes or Pre-Diabetes, a study found.

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Will Smith is now older than Uncle Phil was at the beginning of the TV Show "The Fresh Prince."

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The "cheerleader effect", the theory that girls look more attractive in groups, is scientifically proven.

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if you die in Amsterdam without any friends or family left to attend your funeral, a poet will write a poem for you and recite it at your funeral.

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You pay US$30,000 to have your star on the Walk of Fame in Hollywood.

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The woman who rented her garage to Larry Page and Sergey Brin in 1998 when they were creating Google later became the CEO of YouTube.

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