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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On average, the life span of an American dollar bill is eighteen months.
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Group "brainstorming" makes each individual in the group less creative and doesn't work as efficiently as the same number of people working alone and then later pooling their ideas.
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Hong Kong has more Rolls Royces per person than anywhere else in the world.
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The small pocket in the larger pocket of your jeans was designed for pocket watches.
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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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Déjà vu occurs when your brain tries to apply a memory of a past situation to your current one, fails, and makes you feel like it's happened.
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You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television.
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