There was once an undersea post office in the Bahamas.
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‘Qatar’ is the world's most expensive bar of soap. Infused with gold and diamond powder, it costs a squeaky clean $2,800.
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Any domino can knock over another object up to 1.5x its size. The 32nd object would be big enough to knock over the Empire State Building.
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An ounce of platinum can be stretched 10,000 feet.
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Stilts were invented by French shepherds who needed a way to get around in wet marshes.
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The best recorded distance for projectile vomiting is 27 feet.
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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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More than 6,000 people with pillow-related injuries check into U.S. emergency rooms every year!
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