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  • SCINTILLESCENT contains 7 pairs of letters.
  • Rub two pennies together and you’ll see a third between them.
  • Charles Darwin and Abraham Lincoln were born on the same day.
  • 1285 = (1 + 28) × 5
  • Squeeze an orange peel into a candle flame and you’ll produce a burst of fire.
November 16, 2009November 16, 2009 | History · Language · Oddities · Science & Math · Trivia

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