If you dropped an aerodynamic object (such as a bullet) from the Empire State Building, you could kill someone.
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There is a fake village with fake shops and restaurants that is actually a care home for elderly dementia sufferers in the Netherlands.
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The number of births that occur in India each year is higher than the entire population of Australia.
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Teddy bears were named after U.S. President Theodore 'Teddy' Roosevelt.
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We forget why we have entered a room because passing through doors creates an ‘event boundary’ causing the brain to file away what we were just thinking about.
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The chocobo in Final Fantasy was based on a real creature called a “Gastornis” that existed 45 million years ago.
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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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Bullet proof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser printers were all invented by women.
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