The Band-Aid was originally made for the inventor's wife, who often cut and burned herself while cooking.
6
A lump of pure gold the size of a matchbox can be flattened into a sheet the size of a tennis court.
140
The Gate Tower Building skyscraper in Japan has a highway passing through its fifth, sixth and seventh floors.
7
The average cough comes out of your mouth at 60 miles per hour.
126
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.
153
There is a fake village with fake shops and restaurants that is actually a care home for elderly dementia sufferers in the Netherlands.
7
Wearing red increases attraction.
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