In Tokyo, a bicycle is faster than a car for most trips of less than 50 minutes!
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The chlorine smell in swimming pools is accentuated by the chemical's reaction with impurities (like poop.)
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A typical full-time worker in the US with a four-year college degree earns about $50,000. This is 62% more than a worker with only a high-school diploma.
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The "Cobra Effect" is where a solution for a problem actually makes the problem worse.
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There are more telephones than people in Washington, D.C.
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The number of births that occur in India each year is higher than the entire population of Australia.
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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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When Heinz ketchup leaves the bottle, it travels at a rate of 25 miles per year.
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