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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The Main Library at Indiana University sinks over an inch every year because when it was built, engineers failed to take into account the weight of all the books that would occupy the building.
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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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You can tape a small mirror onto a cone speaker, play music and shine a laser on to the mirror and the reflection will look like a laser light show on your wall.
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The top sales at Walmart as a storm approaches are Pop-Tarts and beer.
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By peeing in the shower, you can save 1,157 gallons of water a year.
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The sound you hear when you crack your knuckles is actually the sound of nitrogen gas bubbles bursting.
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Most of the dust underneath your bed is actually your own dead skin.
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