Japan has created over 250 square kilometers of new land by burning garbage and using the leftover ash for land reclamation.

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With a regular simple pencil, you can write about 45,000 words or draw a line about 55 km long.

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In 2014, bots outnumbered humans on the internet for the first time in history, making up 60 percent of all web traffic.

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The largest solar power plant in the world is in India, with a capacity of 2.25 GW. It spans 50 km² and powers 1.5 million homes. The panels are so vast they’re visible from space!

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The highest paid athlete of all time is actually an ancient Roman charioteer named Gaius Appuleius Diocles, who earned the equivalent of $15 billion before his retirement.

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Bats in the U.S.consume vast quantities of insects, providing natural pest control that saves farmers an estimated $23 billion annually in reduced crop damage and pesticide use.

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Daily exercises in self-control, such as improving posture, altering verbal behavior, and using one’s non-dominant hand for simple tasks, gradually produce improvements in self-control.

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'Neanimorphic' is a word that means appearing younger than one's actual age.

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The reason they use a “Clapperboard” (the black board they clack at the begging of a movie scene) is to help sync the audio and video together later.

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Borborygmi is the rumbling sound your stomach makes when you're hungry.

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A male penguin will search an entire beach just to present his mate with the perfect pebble.

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Did you know that Ancient statues were colored?

We think of ancient statues as white and gray stone figures. But most ancient statues were actually brightly colored! It's just that, through the ages, all the statues have reached us in faded colors.

As archaeologist Vinzenz Brinkmann stated in an interview with the publication, the tradition of making colorless sculptures appeared during the Renaissance. As for the ancient Athenian statues, most of them were colored.

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Elephants are scared of bees.

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In 2005, graffiti artist David Choe was offered $60,000 to paint murals at Facebook's headquarters.

He chose stock instead of cash, and when Facebook went public in 2012, his shares were worth more than $200 million.

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Having positive people around you keep you happier.

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You're twice as likely to be killed by a vending machine than by a shark.

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Human brains are equipped with special neurons which enable us to locate each other's lips in the dark in order to kiss.

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Cotton candy was invented in 1897... by a dentist.

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Put two capfuls of pure Vanilla extract into an oven-safe container, then place in the oven for an hour at 300 degrees. Within 20 minutes your house will smell like heaven!

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