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    Tsunamis ( tidal waves ) travel as fast as jet planes.
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    The best time for a person to buy shoes is in the afternoon. This is because the foot tends to swell a bit around this time.
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    Tsunami Stones
    Tsunami Stones
    Around 300 ft uphill from the highest water level reached by the 2011 Tōhoku tsunami sits a centuries-old stone marker that warns: “Do not build your homes below this point!”
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    Mentally doing a task makes you better at it. Your mind can barely tell the difference.
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    The worlds oldest piece of chewing gum is over 9000 years old!
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    Funeral Poets of Amsterdam
    If you die in Amsterdam with no next of kin and no-one to attend your funeral, a poet will write a poem for you and recite it at your funeral.
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    The cruise liner, 'Queen Elizabeth 2', moves only six inches for each gallon of diesel that it burns.
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    Most lipstick contains fish scales!
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