"Strategic incompetence" is the art of avoiding certain tasks by pretending you don't know how to do them.
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In Georgia, there is an airtight room called the Crypt of Civilization that was sealed in 1940. It contains numerous artefacts documenting what life was like at the time of sealing, and is scheduled to be opened in the year 8113 to show people of the future exactly what life was like.
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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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There's a company in China that allows you to hire someone to stand in line for you for $3-$5 an hour.
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Ninety-nine percent of pumpkins sold in the United States are for the sole purpose of decoration.
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Seaweed can grow up to 12 inches per day!
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There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar.
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