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#Marie Curie invented the theory of radioactivity, the treatment of radioactivity, and dying of radioactivity. | #Marie Curie invented the theory of radioactivity, the treatment of radioactivity, and dying of radioactivity. | ||
#At the end of The Seagull by Anton Chekhov, Konstantin kills himself. | #At the end of The Seagull by Anton Chekhov, Konstantin kills himself. | ||
#If you have trouble with simple counting, use the following mnemonic device: one comes before two comes before 60 comes after 12 comes before six trillion comes after 504. This will make your earlier counting difficulties seem like no big deal | #If you have trouble with simple counting, use the following mnemonic device: one comes before two comes before 60 comes after 12 comes before six trillion comes after 504. This will make your earlier counting difficulties seem like no big deal. | ||
#Hot water freezes quicker than cold water.<ref>{{W|Mpemba effect}}</ref> | |||
== Partially True Facts== | == Partially True Facts== | ||
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== False Facts == | == False Facts == | ||
#The square root of rope is string. | #The square root of rope is string. | ||
#89% of magic tricks are not magic. Technically, they are sorcery. | #89% of magic tricks are not magic. Technically, they are sorcery. | ||
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#Roman toothpaste was made with human urine. Urine as an ingredient in toothpaste continued to be used up until the 18th century | #Roman toothpaste was made with human urine. Urine as an ingredient in toothpaste continued to be used up until the 18th century | ||
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