We forget why we have entered a room because passing through doors creates an ‘event boundary’ causing the brain to file away what we were just thinking about.
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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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Dartboards are made out of horsehairs.
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Macklemore and his hit “Thrift Shop” was the first time since 1994 that a song reached number 1 on the Hot 100 chart without the support of a major record label.
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Extremely high pressured water can easily cut through a steel beam.
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Each day, more than $40 Trillion Dollars changes hands worldwide.
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The most children born to one woman was 69, she was a peasant who lived a 40 year life, in which she had 16 twins, 7 triplets, and 4 quadruplets.
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If you flip a coin ten times, the odds against its coming up with the same side showing each time are 1,023 to 1.
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