Playing Tetris after a traumatic event can prevent the development of traumatic memories and reduce the chance of having flashbacks.
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The 'L.L.' in L.L. Bean stands for 'Leon Leonwood'.
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Any domino can knock over another object up to 1.5x its size. The 32nd object would be big enough to knock over the Empire State Building.
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Sunflowers can be used to clean up radioactive waste.
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The Gate Tower Building skyscraper in Japan has a highway passing through its fifth, sixth and seventh floors.
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There are 2,500,000 rivets in the Eiffel Tower.
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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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When withdrawing money from an ATM, the 'whirring' sound before your money pops out is actually a recording. The actual mechanism is so far back that you can't hear it.
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