In Tokyo, a bicycle is faster than a car for most trips of less than 50 minutes!
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The New York Stock Exchange started as a coffee shop!
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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 sound you hear when you crack your knuckles is actually the sound of nitrogen gas bubbles bursting.
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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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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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Marlboro cigarettes sold in New York contain more tar and nicotine than those sold in all other states!
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The streets of Victor, Colorado, once a gold rush town, are paved with low-grade gold.
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