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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Donkeys kill more people annually than plane crashes.
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On average, 100 people choke to death on ballpoint pens every year.
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When someone looks at a new love, the neural circuits that are usually associated with social judgment are suppressed.
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Oak trees can live 200 or more years.
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An Australian study found that homework is of little to no academic value to students in elementary and junior high schools.
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Wearing yellow makes you look bigger on camera; green, smaller.
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Daydreamers are better at solving complex problems.
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