Mentally doing a task makes you better at it. Your mind can barely tell the difference.
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Tsunamis ( tidal waves ) travel as fast as jet planes.
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Harvard earns enough money from interest on its endowment that it could offer free tuition to every student and still profit.
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The chills you sometimes feel when listening to music is called "musical frisson."
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The average cough comes out of your mouth at 60 miles per hour.
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No one knows Albert Einstein's last words. Just before he passed, he spoke several words in German, but his nurse only knew English.
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A portion of the water you drink has already been drunk by someone else, maybe several times over.
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Bamboo plants can grow up to 36 inches in a day.
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