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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Americans are responsible for generating roughly 20% percent of the garbage in the world.
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Couples' personalities converge over time to make partners more and more similar.
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Pollen can travel up to 500 miles in a day.
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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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There are 635,013,559,599 possible hands in a game of bridge.
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Hong Kong has more Rolls Royces per person than anywhere else in the world.
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The most expensive license plate is the number '1', bought by an Abu Dhabi businessman - costing a staggering $14.3 million!
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