On average, 100 people choke to death on ballpoint pens every year.
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The ashes of the average cremated person weigh nine pounds.
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An ounce of platinum can be stretched 10,000 feet.
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It's impossible to kill yourself by holding your breath.
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Couples' personalities converge over time to make partners more and more similar.
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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 French named one of their aircraft carriers after Ferdinand Foch, a man who once said "Airplanes are interesting toys but of no military value".
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The Band-Aid was originally made for the inventor's wife, who often cut and burned herself while cooking.
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