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Catoptrophobia is the fear of mirrors. Diamonds mined in Brazil are much harder than those found in Africa. Before 1913 parents could mail their kids to Grandma's through the postal service. The primary reason for growing rice in flooded paddies is to drown the weeds surrounding the young seedlings (rice can grow in well drained areas). Sound travels 10 times faster through granite than air. The average person walks the equivalent of twice around the world in a lifetime. Sea water is approximately 3.5% salt. A violin contains over 70 separate pieces of wood. The bullfrog is the only animal that never sleeps. If you add up all the numbers from 1 to 100 consecutively (1 + 2 + 3...) it totals 5050. reload more facts