SONY was originally called 'Totsuken'.
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Ice isn't slippery. What makes people and things slip on ice is water. A thin layer of ice melts when pressure is applied to it and it is this wet layer on top of the ice that is slippery.
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In many countries, urine was used as a detergent for washing.
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You are more likely to be killed by a champagne cork than a poisonous spider!
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Tsunamis ( tidal waves ) travel as fast as jet planes.
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By raising your legs slowly and laying on your back, you can't sink in quicksand.
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One in five long-term love relationships began with one or both partners being involved with others.
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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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