Tsunamis ( tidal waves ) travel as fast as jet planes.
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SONY was originally called 'Totsuken'.
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Dartboards are made out of horsehairs.
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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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Chrysler built B-29's that bombed Japan, Mitsubishi built Zeros that tried to shoot them down. Both companies now build cars in a joint plant called Diamond Star.
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The number of text messages sent and received in a given day is greater than the world's population.
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Bamboo plants can grow up to 36 inches in a day.
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More Americans have died in car accidents than have died in all the wars ever fought by the United States.
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