Daydreamers are better at solving complex problems.
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Not swinging your arms when you walk increases the effort of walking by 12%, the equivalent of walking 20% faster or carrying a 10 kg backpack.
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People spend about two weeks of their lives at traffic lights!
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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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In 1976, an underachieving Princeton junior undergraduate wrote a term paper detailing how to make a nuclear bomb. He got an "A", but never got his paper back because it was seized by the FBI.
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Some nursing homes in Germany have fake bus stops to keep Alzheimer's patients from wandering away.
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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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Marlboro cigarettes sold in New York contain more tar and nicotine than those sold in all other states!
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