NYC's Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) dumps old subway cars into the ocean to serve as artificial reef.
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The Band-Aid was originally made for the inventor's wife, who often cut and burned herself while cooking.
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A lump of pure gold the size of a matchbox can be flattened into a sheet the size of a tennis court.
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By raising your legs slowly and laying on your back, you can't sink in quicksand.
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The chlorine smell in swimming pools is accentuated by the chemical's reaction with impurities (like poop.)
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Teddy bears were named after U.S. President Theodore 'Teddy' Roosevelt.
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When someone looks at a new love, the neural circuits that are usually associated with social judgment are suppressed.
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