The world’s smallest book, “Teeny Ted from Turnip Town”, is 100×70 micrometers in size and requires a scanning electron microscope to read, as light beams are too large.
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Only 8% of the world’s currency is physical money. The rest exists only on computers.
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An underwater forest off the coast of Alabama that is 50,000 years old was uncovered by Hurricane Katrina.
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Ice isn't slippery. What makes people and things slip on ice is water. A thin layer of ice melts when pressure is applied to it and it is this wet layer on top of the ice that is slippery.
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A million dollars' worth of $100 bills weighs only 22 pounds!
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One human hair can support 3 ounces.
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Extremely high pressured water can easily cut through a steel beam.
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Couples' personalities converge over time to make partners more and more similar.
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