There are approximately three million shipwrecks on the ocean floor, worth billions in value and treasure.
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People who laugh more are better able to tolerate pain - both physical and emotional.
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Sudbury Valley School allows students to do whatever they want; no curriculum, tests, homework, or even classes unless requested. 82% of students get accepted to college, as opposed to the 63% national public school average.
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The first household refrigerators cost about $16,000, in today's money!
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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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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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Any domino can knock over another object up to 1.5x its size. The 32nd object would be big enough to knock over the Empire State Building.
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People spend about two weeks of their lives at traffic lights!
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