In 1997, a survey reported that 12% of Americans think that Joan of Arc was Noah's wife.
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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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Caffeine boosts memory.
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Those things you see in your eyes when you stare into space are called Mouches Voltanes, which are also broadly referenced to as Floaters.
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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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When glass breaks, the cracks move at speeds of up to 3,000 miles per hour.
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You share your birthday with at least 9 million other people in the world.
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