The useless bits of info to see if we can make a million posts thread

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Mosquitoes are attracted to the color blue twice as much as any other color.

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A comet's tail always points away from the sun.

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The lense of the eye continues to grow throughout a person's life.

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Contrary to popular belief, lightning travels from the ground upwards not from the sky downwards.

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When young and impoverished, Pablo Picasso kept warm by burning his own paintings.

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SONY was originally called 'Totsuken'.

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The first Ford cars had Dodge engines.

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A fully loaded supertanker traveling at normal speed takes a least twenty minutes to stop.

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No matter its size or thickness, no piece of paper can be folded in half more than 8 times.

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According to Gaming Law, casinos have to stock enough cash to cover all the chips on the 'floor'.

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The word Tips is actually an acronym standing for 'To Insure Prompt Service'.

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From a complete stop, a human is capable of outrunning a Formula One Racecar for about 30 feet!

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In some parts of England, rum is used to wash a baby's head for good luck.

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Club Direct, a travel insurance company in Britain, provides insurance plans for protection from falling coconuts.

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A small airplane can fly backwards.