In 1976, an underachieving Princeton junior undergraduate wrote a term paper detailing how to make a nuclear bomb. He got an "A", but never got his paper back because it was seized by the FBI.
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Mentally doing a task makes you better at it. Your mind can barely tell the difference.
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An ounce of platinum can be stretched 10,000 feet.
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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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68 percent of a Hostess Twinkie is air!
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22% leave the glob of toothpaste in the sink.
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SONY was originally called 'Totsuken'.
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The ashes of the average cremated person weigh nine pounds.
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