On average, 100 people choke to death on ballpoint pens every year.
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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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U-Haul is the world's largest advertiser in the Yellow Pages.
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You can tape a small mirror onto a cone speaker, play music and shine a laser on to the mirror and the reflection will look like a laser light show on your wall.
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Babies are born without knee caps.
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In Georgia, there is an airtight room called the Crypt of Civilization that was sealed in 1940. It contains numerous artefacts documenting what life was like at the time of sealing, and is scheduled to be opened in the year 8113 to show people of the future exactly what life was like.
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Bullet proof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser printers were all invented by women.
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Most of the dust underneath your bed is actually your own dead skin.
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