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- Did you know the most commonly forgotten item for travelers is their toothbrush
- Did you know apples are more effective at waking you up in the morning than coffee
- Did you know room temperature is defined as between 20 to 25°C (68 to 77°F)
- Did you know the hyoid bone in your throat is the only bone in your body not attached to any other
- Did you know the movie Pulp Fiction cost $8 million to make with $5 million going towards actor's salaries
- Did you know there are only 4 words in the English language which end in 'dous' (they are: hazardous, horrendous, stupendous and tremendous)
- Did you know the oldest word in the English language is 'town'
- Did you know your most sensitive finger is your index finger (closest to your thumb)
- Did you know 'Bookkeeper' and 'bookkeeping' are the only 2 words in the English language with three consecutive double letters
- Did you know the average golf ball has 336 dimples
- Did you know the word 'Strengths' is the longest word in the English language with just one vowel
- Did you know the Amazon rainforest produces half the world's oxygen supply
- Did you know Brazil covers 50% of the South American continent
- Did you know Brazil borders every country in South America except Chile and Ecuador
- Did you know Hilton was the first international hotel chain
- Did you know Monopoly is the most played board game in the world
- Did you know 96% of candles sold are purchased by women
- Did you know 42% of men and women 25% don’t wash their hands after using a public toilet
- Did you know if you filled a matchbox with gold it could be flattened into a sheet the size of a tennis court
- Did you know Jamaica has 120 rivers