The Main Library at Indiana University sinks over an inch every year because when it was built, engineers failed to take into account the weight of all the books that would occupy the building.
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The streets of Victor, Colorado, once a gold rush town, are paved with low-grade gold.
78
Speed dating was invented by a Rabbi in 1999.
45
The odds of being killed by falling out of bed are one in two million.
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There's a company in China that allows you to hire someone to stand in line for you for $3-$5 an hour.
14
There are more telephones than people in Washington, D.C.
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The average IQ is 100, while 140 is the beginning of genius IQ.
140
An Australian study found that homework is of little to no academic value to students in elementary and junior high schools.
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