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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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    SONY was originally called 'Totsuken'.
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    There are 86,400 seconds in a day.
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    An ounce of platinum can be stretched 10,000 feet.
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    An Australian study found that homework is of little to no academic value to students in elementary and junior high schools.
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    Music and Productivity
    Music and Productivity
    Listening to music while working helps to create a positive mood, and helps you to become more productive.
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    Funeral Poets of Amsterdam
    If you die in Amsterdam with no next of kin and no-one to attend your funeral, a poet will write a poem for you and recite it at your funeral.
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    There is one slot machine in Las Vegas for every eight inhabitants.
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