It takes about 63,000 trees to make the newsprint for the average Sunday edition of The New York Times.
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‘Tree shaping’ is the art of growing trees and roots into things like bridges, chairs, “people trees”, ladders, fences, jungle gyms, tunnels, and, theoretically, could even be used to grow homes.
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Each 5 m.p.h. you drive over 60 m.p.h. is like paying an additional $.10 a gallon for gas!
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Dartboards are made out of horsehairs.
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If you get water flowing fast enough, it can cut metal.
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Japanese engineers were asked to redesign the front end of the Bullet Train because it carried enough speed to create a sonic boom whenever it exited a tunnel. Residents could feel the blast from miles away.
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In 2003, the U.S. Government spent about $2,000,000.00 on potato research!
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In Tokyo, a bicycle is faster than a car for most trips of less than 50 minutes!
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