More Americans have died in car accidents than have died in all the wars ever fought by the United States.
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In 1976, an underachieving Princeton junior undergraduate wrote a term paper detailing how to make a nuclear bomb. He got an "A", but never got his paper back because it was seized by the FBI.
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The Band-Aid was originally made for the inventor's wife, who often cut and burned herself while cooking.
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When glass breaks, the cracks move faster than 3,000 miles per hour.
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Anuptaphobia is the fear of staying single.
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"Big Ben" in London isn't a tower, the bell inside the tower is called "Big Ben", the tower itself is called "The Elizabeth Tower".
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Coins usually survive in circulation for about 30 years.
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Bamboo plants can grow up to 36 inches in a day.
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