There are more telephones than people in Washington, D.C.
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Chrysler built B-29's that bombed Japan, Mitsubishi built Zeros that tried to shoot them down. Both companies now build cars in a joint plant called Diamond Star.
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It is impossible to hum if your nose is plugged.
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The cruise liner, 'Queen Elizabeth 2', moves only six inches for each gallon of diesel that it burns.
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Passengers on the Beijing subway can pay with plastic bottles.
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If you flip a coin ten times, the odds against its coming up with the same side showing each time are 1,023 to 1.
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The best time for a person to buy shoes is in the afternoon. This is because the foot tends to swell a bit around this time.
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