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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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    In Monopoly, the character locked behind the bars is called Jake the Jailbird. Officer Edgar Mallory sent him to jail.
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    According to the New York Times, a study conducted during the 1980's found that men who kiss their wives before leaving for work live longer, get into fewer car accidents, and have a higher income than married men who don't.
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    The hole in the soda can tab is actually used to hold a straw in place and stop it from rising.
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    There are 2,500,000 rivets in the Eiffel Tower.
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    Stilts were invented by French shepherds who needed a way to get around in wet marshes.
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    Research has found that you're more likely to have a creative epiphany when you're doing something monotonous, like fishing, exercising, or showering.
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    Hong Kong has more Rolls Royces per person than anywhere else in the world.
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