The odds of being killed by falling out of bed are one in two million.
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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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In 1997, a survey reported that 12% of Americans think that Joan of Arc was Noah's wife.
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Pollen can travel up to 500 miles in a day.
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In a year approximately 900 million trees are cut down to make the raw materials needed for American pulp mills and paper.
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U-Haul is the world's largest advertiser in the Yellow Pages.
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The yin-yang pattern's earliest use is in Rome - not China!
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A typical lead pencil can draw a line that is 35 miles long.
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