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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The best time for a person to buy shoes is in the afternoon. This is because the foot tends to swell a bit around this time.
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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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The Band-Aid was originally made for the inventor's wife, who often cut and burned herself while cooking.
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The average IQ is 100, while 140 is the beginning of genius IQ.
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There's a company in China that allows you to hire someone to stand in line for you for $3-$5 an hour.
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Cash machines are as dirty as public toilets.
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WAL-MART generates $3,000,000.00 in revenues every 7 minutes!
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