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a few I forgot:
Eli Whitney made no money from the cotton gin because he did not have a valid patent on it.
French toast isn't French. It comes from a Roman cookbook, dating back to 1000 or 2000 B.C., and titled "Apicius on Cooking."
A dragonfly flaps its wings 20 to 40 times a second, bees and houseflies 200 times, some mosquitoes 600 times, and a tiny gnat 1,000 times.
Human Eye: You blink every 2-10 seconds. As you focus on each word in this sentence, your eyes swing back and forth 100 times a second, and every second, the retina performs 10 billion computer-like calculations.
Carbon Dioxide: Cars produce about four times their own weight in carbon dioxide each year. The average home produces 50 tons of carbon dioxide each year.
Tornados: During Canada's summers, an average of one tornado every five days is reported in Canada, compared to five tornadoes every day in the United States.
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Eli Whitney made no money from the cotton gin because he did not have a valid patent on it.
French toast isn't French. It comes from a Roman cookbook, dating back to 1000 or 2000 B.C., and titled "Apicius on Cooking."
A dragonfly flaps its wings 20 to 40 times a second, bees and houseflies 200 times, some mosquitoes 600 times, and a tiny gnat 1,000 times.
Human Eye: You blink every 2-10 seconds. As you focus on each word in this sentence, your eyes swing back and forth 100 times a second, and every second, the retina performs 10 billion computer-like calculations.
Carbon Dioxide: Cars produce about four times their own weight in carbon dioxide each year. The average home produces 50 tons of carbon dioxide each year.
Tornados: During Canada's summers, an average of one tornado every five days is reported in Canada, compared to five tornadoes every day in the United States.
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