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Today's facts: Brief Duration; Trailblazing Achievement; Temporary cycle; Linguistic adaptation; Ergot-derived; Environmental Filtration; Diverse Palette; Parliamentarian Newton; Expensive scene; Growth Cycle
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Today's facts:
A blink lasts approximately 0.3 seconds
The 1988 move "Big" which was directed by Penny Marshall was the first movie by a female director to gross over $100 million domestically
Eyebrow hair lasts between 3-5 months before it sheds
The Bible has been translated into Klingon.
LSD is made from lysergic acid, which is found in ergot, a type of fungus
An acre of trees can remove about 13 tons of dust and gases every year from the surrounding environment
Crayola Crayons currently has over 120 different crayon colours
Isaac Newton used to be a member of parliament
In the movie "The Matrix Reloaded" a 17 minute battle scene cost over $40 million to produce
The difference between horns and antlers is that horns never stop growing and antlers shed and grow every year
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