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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There are approximately three million shipwrecks on the ocean floor, worth billions in value and treasure.
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The 1 yen coin can be used as a weight, because it weighs exactly one gram. Also, it can float on water.
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U-Haul is the world's largest advertiser in the Yellow Pages.
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Déjà vu occurs when your brain tries to apply a memory of a past situation to your current one, fails, and makes you feel like it's happened.
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The top sales at Walmart as a storm approaches are Pop-Tarts and beer.
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