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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If you took a standard slinky and stretched it out it would measure 87 feet.
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On average, every dollar bill you touch has over 3,000 different types of bacteria.
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There are 365 steps on the front of the U.S. Capitol Building - one for every day of the year.
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The "Cobra Effect" is where a solution for a problem actually makes the problem worse.
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People spend about two weeks of their lives at traffic lights!
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Blue eyes are the most sensitive to light, dark brown the least sensitive.
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The majority of suicides occur on a Monday.
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