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    NYC's Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) dumps old subway cars into the ocean to serve as artificial reef.
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    Beowulf Mansion
    Beowulf Mansion
    There's a rentable mansion that's located where Beowulf was based.
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    There are more telephones than people in Washington, D.C.
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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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    Leather skin does not have any smell. The leather smell that you sense is actually derived from the materials used in the tanning process.
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    By raising your legs slowly and laying on your back, you can't sink in quicksand.
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    Linen can absorb up to 20 times its weight in moisture before it feels damp!
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    Increased Creativity
    Increased Creativity
    Research has found that you're more likely to have a creative epiphany when you're doing something monotonous, like fishing, exercising, or showering.
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