In Georgia, there is an airtight room called the Crypt of Civilization that was sealed in 1940. It contains numerous artefacts documenting what life was like at the time of sealing, and is scheduled to be opened in the year 8113 to show people of the future exactly what life was like.
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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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There was once an undersea post office in the Bahamas.
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Some nursing homes in Germany have fake bus stops to keep Alzheimer's patients from wandering away.
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More than 50% of Americans fall asleep on their sides.
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There are approximately three million shipwrecks on the ocean floor, worth billions in value and treasure.
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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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