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- The 'black box' that houses an airplanes voice recorder is actually orange so it can be more easily detected amid the debris of a plane crash.
- Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated.
- It takes around 200 muscles to take a step.
- The Arctic Ocean is the smallest in the world.
- DFW Airport in Texas is larger than the island of Manhattan.
- Plastic bottles were first used for soft drinks in 1970.
- Your foot has 26 bones in it.
- Fingernails grow faster than toenails.
- The surface of Mars is covered in rust, making the planet appear red.
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