If you dropped an aerodynamic object (such as a bullet) from the Empire State Building, you could kill someone.
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A jiffy is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second. Thus the saying, I will be there in a jiffy.
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More than 10% of the world's salt is used to de-ice American roads.
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Only humans shed emotional tears.
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Play-Doh was first manufactured as a wallpaper cleaner.
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Drying your hands with paper towel will reduce the bacterial count by 45 - 60% on your hands. However, using a hand dryer will increase the bacteria on your hands by up to 255% because it blows out bacteria already living in the, conveniently, warm moist environment.
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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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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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