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    Funeral Poets of Amsterdam
    If you die in Amsterdam with no next of kin and no-one to attend your funeral, a poet will write a poem for you and recite it at your funeral.
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    "Strategic incompetence" is the art of avoiding certain tasks by pretending you don't know how to do them.
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    Tsunami Stones
    Tsunami Stones
    Around 300 ft uphill from the highest water level reached by the 2011 Tōhoku tsunami sits a centuries-old stone marker that warns: “Do not build your homes below this point!”
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    In the case of an emergency, a Crayola crayon can be used as a candle and will burn for about 15 minutes.
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    In the White House, there are 13,092 knives, forks and spoons!
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    Those things you see in your eyes when you stare into space are called Mouches Voltanes, which are also broadly referenced to as Floaters.
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    Sunflowers can be used to clean up radioactive waste.
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    The "Cobra Effect" is where a solution for a problem actually makes the problem worse.
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