In Georgia, there is an airtight room called the Crypt of Civilization that was sealed in 1940. It contains numerous artefacts documenting what life was like at the time of sealing, and is scheduled to be opened in the year 8113 to show people of the future exactly what life was like.
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The 409 escalators in the London subway cover a distance every week which is approximately equivalent to several trips around the globe!
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The most common name in the world is Mohammed.
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The "Cobra Effect" is where a solution for a problem actually makes the problem worse.
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A typical full-time worker in the US with a four-year college degree earns about $50,000. This is 62% more than a worker with only a high-school diploma.
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People who laugh more are better able to tolerate pain - both physical and emotional.
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The search engine Google got its name from the word 'googol', which refers to the number one with a hundred zeros after it.
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The average American uses eight times as much fuel energy as an average person anywhere else in the world.
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