A lump of pure gold the size of a matchbox can be flattened into a sheet the size of a tennis court.
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The song 'Strawberry Fields Forever', sung by the Beatles, refers to an orphanage located in Liverpool.
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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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About two hundred babies are born worldwide every minute.
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The first toilet being flushed in a motion picture was in the movie Psycho.
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Speed dating was invented by a Rabbi in 1999.
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There are 53 Lego bricks manufactured for each person in the world.
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