In 1976, an underachieving Princeton junior undergraduate wrote a term paper detailing how to make a nuclear bomb. He got an "A", but never got his paper back because it was seized by the FBI.
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If the human eye was a digital camera, it would have 576 megapixels.
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In a year approximately 900 million trees are cut down to make the raw materials needed for American pulp mills and paper.
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The hole in the soda can tab is actually used to hold a straw in place and stop it from rising.
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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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Stilts were invented by French shepherds who needed a way to get around in wet marshes.
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No matter its size or thickness, no piece of paper can be folded in half more than 8 times.
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The Bank of America was originally the Bank of Italy!
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