Some nursing homes in Germany have fake bus stops to keep Alzheimer's patients from wandering away.
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A real estate agent's rule of thumb: To estimate what a house will sell for, ask the owner what its worth and subtract 10%.
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The odds of being killed by falling out of bed are one in two million.
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160 cars can drive side by side on the Monumental Axis in Brazil, the world's widest road.
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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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Ice isn't slippery. What makes people and things slip on ice is water. A thin layer of ice melts when pressure is applied to it and it is this wet layer on top of the ice that is slippery.
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There are 365 steps on the front of the U.S. Capitol Building - one for every day of the year.
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