The average lifespan of a Major League Baseball is just 5 to 7 pitches before it is taken out of play.

Hinduism is considered the world's oldest living religion, with texts dating back to at least 1500 BC.

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The printing press allowed books to be reproduced more efficiently.

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Light behaves as both a particle and a wave simultaneously — this is called wave-particle duality.

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The first novel written on a typewriter was The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain in 1876.

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The mathematical constant tau (τ = 2π) is championed by some as more natural than pi for describing circles.

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The 16th Amendment authorized a federal income tax.

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Particles can exist in multiple states until observed.

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The Dutch Golden Age saw major trade and artistic achievements.

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