Tsunamis ( tidal waves ) travel as fast as jet planes.
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The WD in WD-40 stands for Water Displacer.
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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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Some nursing homes in Germany have fake bus stops to keep Alzheimer's patients from wandering away.
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Stilts were invented by French shepherds who needed a way to get around in wet marshes.
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The Bank of America was originally the Bank of Italy!
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Fine-grained volcanic ash can be found as an ingredient in some toothpastes.
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