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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People who laugh more are better able to tolerate pain - both physical and emotional.
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It is estimated that millions of trees in the world are accidentally planted by squirrels who bury nuts and then forget where they hid them!
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If the human eye was a digital camera, it would have 576 megapixels.
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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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In Finland, Valentine's Day is called "Ystävänpäivä" which translates into "Friend's day".
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The chocobo in Final Fantasy was based on a real creature called a “Gastornis” that existed 45 million years ago.
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Group "brainstorming" makes each individual in the group less creative and doesn't work as efficiently as the same number of people working alone and then later pooling their ideas.
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