When glass breaks, the cracks move faster than 3,000 miles per hour.
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The cruise liner, 'Queen Elizabeth 2', moves only six inches for each gallon of diesel that it burns.
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In many countries, urine was used as a detergent for washing.
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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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Coins usually survive in circulation for about 30 years.
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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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If you had 10 billion $1 notes and spent one every second of every day, it would require 317 years for you to go broke.
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The average cough comes out of your mouth at 60 miles per hour.
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