The French named one of their aircraft carriers after Ferdinand Foch, a man who once said "Airplanes are interesting toys but of no military value".
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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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Speed dating was invented by a Rabbi in 1999.
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Marlboro cigarettes sold in New York contain more tar and nicotine than those sold in all other states!
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The New York Stock Exchange started as a coffee shop!
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Linen can absorb up to 20 times its weight in moisture before it feels damp!
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Most of the dust underneath your bed is actually your own dead skin.
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There are no rental cars in Bermuda.
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