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 roar that we hear when we place a seashell next to our ear is not the ocean, but rather the sound of blood surging through the veins in the ear.
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A typical lead pencil can draw a line that is 35 miles long.
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Your fingernails grow faster in summer.
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The best recorded distance for projectile vomiting is 27 feet.
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At 90 degrees below zero, your breath will freeze in mid-air and fall to the ground.
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Group "brainstorming" makes each individual in the group less creative and doesn't work as efficiently as the same number of people working alone and then later pooling their ideas.
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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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