The Statue of Liberty is made out of copper. When originally built, it looked like a shiny new penny!
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When withdrawing money from an ATM, the 'whirring' sound before your money pops out is actually a recording. The actual mechanism is so far back that you can't hear it.
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To get a song out of your head, try doing something like a puzzle or Sudoku.
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It is impossible to hum if your nose is plugged.
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NYC's Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) dumps old subway cars into the ocean to serve as artificial reef.
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The 409 escalators in the London subway cover a distance every week which is approximately equivalent to several trips around the globe!
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In Dubai, there’s a fridge magnet that orders a pizza delivered to your door.
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It's impossible to kill yourself by holding your breath.
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