The Main Library at Indiana University sinks over an inch every year because when it was built, engineers failed to take into account the weight of all the books that would occupy the building.
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Extremely high pressured water can easily cut through a steel beam.
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Real diamonds do not show up on x-ray.
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The world’s smallest book, “Teeny Ted from Turnip Town”, is 100×70 micrometers in size and requires a scanning electron microscope to read, as light beams are too large.
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Babies who wear disposable diapers are five times more likely to develop diaper rash than those that wear cotton diapers.
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During his or her lifetime, the average human will grow 590 miles of hair.
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If you're one in a million, there are about 7,234 people just like you.
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There are more nerve cells in the human brain than there are stars in the Milky Way.
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