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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It's impossible to sink in the Dead Sea without equipment!
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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 number of text messages sent and received in a given day is greater than the world's population.
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If you had 10 billion $1 notes and spent one every second of every day, it would require 317 years for you to go broke.
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Dartboards are made out of horsehairs.
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The song 'Strawberry Fields Forever', sung by the Beatles, refers to an orphanage located in Liverpool.
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Recycling one glass jar, saves enough energy to watch T.V for 3 hours!
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