In Georgia, there is an airtight room called the Crypt of Civilization that was sealed in 1940. It contains numerous artefacts documenting what life was like at the time of sealing, and is scheduled to be opened in the year 8113 to show people of the future exactly what life was like.
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On average, 100 people choke to death on ballpoint pens every year.
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There is a fake village with fake shops and restaurants that is actually a care home for elderly dementia sufferers in the Netherlands.
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If the human eye was a digital camera, it would have 576 megapixels.
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There are more telephones than people in Washington, D.C.
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According to an assistant professor of psychology and marketing at NYU, wearing red increases your chances in things like dating and hitchhiking.
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Your fingernails grow faster in summer.
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Ninety-nine percent of pumpkins sold in the United States are for the sole purpose of decoration.
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