There are 170,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 ways to play the ten opening moves in a game of chess.
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In Finland, Valentine's Day is called "Ystävänpäivä" which translates into "Friend's day".
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The chocobo in Final Fantasy was based on a real creature called a “Gastornis” that existed 45 million years ago.
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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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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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More Americans have died in car accidents than have died in all the wars ever fought by the United States.
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Pollen never deteriorates. It is one of the few natural substances that lasts indefinitely.
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Music is as addictive to the brain as sex and drugs.
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