Daft Punk named their band after a negative reviewer called their act "a bunch of daft punk."
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The Main Library at Indiana University sinks over an inch every year because when it was built, engineers failed to take into account the weight of all the books that would occupy the building.
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In Finland, Valentine's Day is called "Ystävänpäivä" which translates into "Friend's day".
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There are 365 steps on the front of the U.S. Capitol Building - one for every day of the year.
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In 2003, the U.S. Government spent about $2,000,000.00 on potato research!
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Not swinging your arms when you walk increases the effort of walking by 12%, the equivalent of walking 20% faster or carrying a 10 kg backpack.
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Wearing yellow makes you look bigger on camera; green, smaller.
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A jiffy is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second. Thus the saying, I will be there in a jiffy.
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