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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WAL-MART generates $3,000,000.00 in revenues every 7 minutes!
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Sudbury Valley School allows students to do whatever they want; no curriculum, tests, homework, or even classes unless requested. 82% of students get accepted to college, as opposed to the 63% national public school average.
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It's impossible to kill yourself by holding your breath.
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A portion of the water you drink has already been drunk by someone else, maybe several times over.
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People who drink coffee are less likely to commit suicide than people who don't.
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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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New York's Central Park is nearly twice the size of the entire country of Monaco.
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