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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The number of text messages sent and received in a given day is greater than the world's population.
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'Second Street' is the most common street name in the U.S.; 'First Street' is the sixth! "
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More than 10% of the world's salt is used to de-ice American roads.
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There are no rental cars in Bermuda.
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If you're one in a million, there are about 7,234 people just like you.
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There are approximately three million shipwrecks on the ocean floor, worth billions in value and treasure.
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