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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The yin-yang pattern's earliest use is in Rome - not China!
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Only 8% of the world’s currency is physical money. The rest exists only on computers.
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It takes the same amount of time to age a cigar as wine.
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When glass breaks, the cracks move at speeds of up to 3,000 miles per hour.
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Macklemore and his hit “Thrift Shop” was the first time since 1994 that a song reached number 1 on the Hot 100 chart without the support of a major record label.
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In 1997, a survey reported that 12% of Americans think that Joan of Arc was Noah's wife.
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U-Haul is the world's largest advertiser in the Yellow Pages.
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