On average people fear spiders more than they do death.
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There is one slot machine in Las Vegas for every eight inhabitants.
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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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In 2003, the U.S. Government spent about $2,000,000.00 on potato research!
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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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The strangers in your dreams are actually people that you've seen in real life.
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According to an assistant professor of psychology and marketing at NYU, wearing red increases your chances in things like dating and hitchhiking.
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