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There are over 100 different viruses that cause the common cold. Birds can sleep with one eye open. There are 2 chickens for every person. Wheat is the world's most widely grown plant. A person will die from total lack of sleep sooner than from starvation (Death can occur about 10 days without sleep while starvation takes a few weeks). Over 5 million people in Brazil are employed in the coffee industry. The most difficult-to-pronounce town is in Wales: Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwyll llantysiliogogogoch. The first parachute jump from plane was in 1918 over France. A banana contains 75% water. The softest known mineral is talc. reload more facts