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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Approximately 60% of the water used by households during the summer is used for watering flowers and lawns.
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A million dollars weighs about a metric ton. Hence the expression "a ton of money."
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In many countries, urine was used as a detergent for washing.
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Extremely high pressured water can easily cut through a steel beam.
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Play-Doh was first manufactured as a wallpaper cleaner.
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Chrysler built B-29's that bombed Japan, Mitsubishi built Zeros that tried to shoot them down. Both companies now build cars in a joint plant called Diamond Star.
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The largest hotel suite in the world is located 22 stories under the surface in the Grand Canyon Caverns. One night for two people in this 65 million year old cave is $700.
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