There are approximately three million shipwrecks on the ocean floor, worth billions in value and treasure.
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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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Daft Punk named their band after a negative reviewer called their act "a bunch of daft punk."
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Some nursing homes in Germany have fake bus stops to keep Alzheimer's patients from wandering away.
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Drying your hands with paper towel will reduce the bacterial count by 45 - 60% on your hands. However, using a hand dryer will increase the bacteria on your hands by up to 255% because it blows out bacteria already living in the, conveniently, warm moist environment.
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The 409 escalators in the London subway cover a distance every week which is approximately equivalent to several trips around the globe!
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The 'L.L.' in L.L. Bean stands for 'Leon Leonwood'.
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The most common name in the world is Mohammed.
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