"Big Ben" in London isn't a tower, the bell inside the tower is called "Big Ben", the tower itself is called "The Elizabeth Tower".
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The Main Library at Indiana University sinks over an inch every year because when it was built, engineers failed to take into account the weight of all the books that would occupy the building.
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The human eye blinks an average of 4,200,000 times a year.
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Donkeys kill more people annually than plane crashes.
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In 1997, a survey reported that 12% of Americans think that Joan of Arc was Noah's wife.
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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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In 21 U.S. states, WALMART is the single largest employer.
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More than 10% of the world's salt is used to de-ice American roads.
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