In Monopoly, the character locked behind the bars is called Jake the Jailbird. Officer Edgar Mallory sent him to jail.
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On average people fear spiders more than they do death.
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When glass breaks, the cracks move faster than 3,000 miles per hour.
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‘Tree shaping’ is the art of growing trees and roots into things like bridges, chairs, “people trees”, ladders, fences, jungle gyms, tunnels, and, theoretically, could even be used to grow homes.
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We forget why we have entered a room because passing through doors creates an ‘event boundary’ causing the brain to file away what we were just thinking about.
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Diamonds mined in Brazil are harder than those found in Africa.
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An ounce of platinum can be stretched 10,000 feet.
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