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Ah, yes. Famously, parents love to think of their infant babies holding a sharp, dangerous blade. Not sure if "safety razor" quite makes the cut, here.

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The More You Know

  • Almost all chickens eaten today come from the winner of the 1948 'Chicken of Tomorrow' Contest whose genetics now dominate poultry farms worldwide.
  • It costs the U.S. Mint almost twice as much to mint each penny and nickel as the coins are actually worth. Taxpayers lost over $100 million in 2013 just through the coins being made.
  • The average person walks the equivalent of five times around the world in their lifetime.
  • In the 2011 census for the Czech Republic, over 15 thousand people listed their religion as Jedi.
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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.