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    On average, 100 people choke to death on ballpoint pens every year.
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    The key to happiness is spending your money on experiences rather than possessions, according to studies.
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    Tsunami Stones
    Tsunami Stones
    Around 300 ft uphill from the highest water level reached by the 2011 Tōhoku tsunami sits a centuries-old stone marker that warns: “Do not build your homes below this point!”
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    Wearing yellow makes you look bigger on camera; green, smaller.
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    If you dropped an aerodynamic object (such as a bullet) from the Empire State Building, you could kill someone.
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    A typical lead pencil can draw a line that is 35 miles long.
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    In 2003, the U.S. Government spent about $2,000,000.00 on potato research!
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    The world’s smallest book, “Teeny Ted from Turnip Town”, is 100×70 micrometers in size and requires a scanning electron microscope to read, as light beams are too large.
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