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 kill yourself by holding your breath.
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The harder you concentrate on falling asleep, the less likely you are to fall asleep.
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Mentally doing a task makes you better at it. Your mind can barely tell the difference.
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Linen can absorb up to 20 times its weight in moisture before it feels damp!
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A typical lead pencil can draw a line that is 35 miles long.
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WAL-MART generates $3,000,000.00 in revenues every 7 minutes!
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If the human eye was a digital camera, it would have 576 megapixels.
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