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    Tsunami Stones
    Tsunami Stones
    Around 300 ft uphill from the highest water level reached by the 2011 Tōhoku tsunami sits a centuries-old stone marker that warns: “Do not build your homes below this point!”
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    Speed dating was invented by a Rabbi in 1999.
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    Napping After Learning
    Napping After Learning
    Taking a nap after learning something can help your retention of it.
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    Every year around 1 billion Valentine cards are sent. After Christmas it's a single largest seasonal card-sending occasion.
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    The most children born to one woman was 69, she was a peasant who lived a 40 year life, in which she had 16 twins, 7 triplets, and 4 quadruplets.
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    Beowulf Mansion
    Beowulf Mansion
    There's a rentable mansion that's located where Beowulf was based.
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    Pollen can travel up to 500 miles in a day.
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    Increased Creativity
    Increased Creativity
    Research has found that you're more likely to have a creative epiphany when you're doing something monotonous, like fishing, exercising, or showering.
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