The world’s smallest book, “Teeny Ted from Turnip Town”, is 100×70 micrometers in size and requires a scanning electron microscope to read, as light beams are too large.
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The sound you hear when you crack your knuckles is actually the sound of nitrogen gas bubbles bursting.
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An Australian study found that homework is of little to no academic value to students in elementary and junior high schools.
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The Gate Tower Building skyscraper in Japan has a highway passing through its fifth, sixth and seventh floors.
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It's impossible to kill yourself by holding your breath.
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Group "brainstorming" makes each individual in the group less creative and doesn't work as efficiently as the same number of people working alone and then later pooling their ideas.
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The Bank of America was originally the Bank of Italy!
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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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