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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You are more likely to be killed by a champagne cork than a poisonous spider!
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When watching a DVD press stop-stop-play-skip to skip the ads and go straight to the movie.
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It takes about 63,000 trees to make the newsprint for the average Sunday edition of The New York Times.
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There is a fake village with fake shops and restaurants that is actually a care home for elderly dementia sufferers in the Netherlands.
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People who laugh more are better able to tolerate pain - both physical and emotional.
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The number of births that occur in India each year is higher than the entire population of Australia.
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