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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Tsunamis ( tidal waves ) travel as fast as jet planes.
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Only 8% of the world’s currency is physical money. The rest exists only on computers.
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Bullet proof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser printers were all invented by women.
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Chrysler built B-29's that bombed Japan, Mitsubishi built Zeros that tried to shoot them down. Both companies now build cars in a joint plant called Diamond Star.
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‘Qatar’ is the world's most expensive bar of soap. Infused with gold and diamond powder, it costs a squeaky clean $2,800.
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There are over 16,251 full-service restaurants in the vicinity of NYC. You could visit one every day for 40 years and still not have visited them all. This excludes counter service restaurants and cafeterias.
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There are 2,500,000 rivets in the Eiffel Tower.
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