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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Music is as addictive to the brain as sex and drugs.
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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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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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An iceberg contains more heat than a lit match.
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Daft Punk named their band after a negative reviewer called their act "a bunch of daft punk."
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The 'L.L.' in L.L. Bean stands for 'Leon Leonwood'.
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