Since 1982, a radio frequency emanating from Russia has been broadcasting a buzzer-like sound and, periodically, an unknown voice reads orders, names, and numbers. No one knows where exactly it is coming from or what it means.
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It is impossible to hum if your nose is plugged.
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In 1976, an underachieving Princeton junior undergraduate wrote a term paper detailing how to make a nuclear bomb. He got an "A", but never got his paper back because it was seized by the FBI.
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68 percent of a Hostess Twinkie is air!
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A million dollars weighs about a metric ton. Hence the expression "a ton of money."
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You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television.
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Ice isn't slippery. What makes people and things slip on ice is water. A thin layer of ice melts when pressure is applied to it and it is this wet layer on top of the ice that is slippery.
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An ounce of platinum can be stretched 10,000 feet.
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