More Americans have died in car accidents than have died in all the wars ever fought by the United States.
55
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.
11
About two hundred babies are born worldwide every minute.
237
‘Tree shaping’ is the art of growing trees and roots into things like bridges, chairs, “people trees”, ladders, fences, jungle gyms, tunnels, and, theoretically, could even be used to grow homes.
3
You can immediately cool down a car that has been sitting under the sun by rolling down the window on one side and opening-closing the door on the other side 5-6 times.
23
The sound you hear when you crack your knuckles is actually the sound of nitrogen gas bubbles bursting.
244
More than 6,000 people with pillow-related injuries check into U.S. emergency rooms every year!
51
The average IQ is 100, while 140 is the beginning of genius IQ.
140