If you dropped an aerodynamic object (such as a bullet) from the Empire State Building, you could kill someone.
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The Band-Aid was originally made for the inventor's wife, who often cut and burned herself while cooking.
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Stilts were invented by French shepherds who needed a way to get around in wet marshes.
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Paper money is not made from wood pulp but from cotton. This means that it will not disintegrate as fast if it is put in the laundry.
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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 streets of Victor, Colorado, once a gold rush town, are paved with low-grade gold.
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