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1. The quartz crystal in your wristwatch vibrates 32,768 times a second

2. No one can drown in the Dead Sea. It is 25 percent salt, which makes the water very heavy

3. Plants watered with warm water grow larger and more quickly than plants watered with cold water

4. Earth's oceans contain 7 1/2 million tons of gold, dissolved in the water

5. Children who are breastfed tend to have an I.Q. seven points higher than children who are not.

6. It was during the Victorian era that the formerly nude Cupid was redesigned as wearing a skirt.

7. Every day 200 million couples make love, 400,000 babies are born, and 140,000 people die.

8. The amniotic fluid that surrounds a baby in the womb is completely replaced every three hours.

9. There are at least 40 known carcinogens in cigarettes.

10. The earliest British expeditions tackling Everest wore tweed jackets, woolen underwear, and leather boots.

11. During World War II, twice as many fighter pilots were killed during training than combat

12. In 1962 an outbreak of contagious laughter in Tanganyika lasted for six months and caused schools to be closed

13. A nautical mile measures 6,080 feet while a land or statute mile is 5,280 feet

14. The bird flu virus could evolve into a form that is easily spread between people, resulting in a highly contagious and lethal disease.

15. The Chinese, in olden days, used marijuana only as a remedy for dysentery.