A human head remains conscious for about 15 to 20 seconds after it is been decapitated.

The word racecar and kayak are the same whether they are read left to right or right to left.

Alaska is the western-most AND eastern-most state of the United States. Its islands stretch so far they actually cross the 180th meridian - the global dividing line between "east" and "west".

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