The French named one of their aircraft carriers after Ferdinand Foch, a man who once said "Airplanes are interesting toys but of no military value".
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The average cough comes out of your mouth at 60 miles per hour.
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No one knows Albert Einstein's last words. Just before he passed, he spoke several words in German, but his nurse only knew English.
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When glass breaks, the cracks move at speeds of up to 3,000 miles per hour.
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‘Tree shaping’ is the art of growing trees and roots into things like bridges, chairs, “people trees”, ladders, fences, jungle gyms, tunnels, and, theoretically, could even be used to grow homes.
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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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You can hear the blood flowing through your ears if you find a quiet place and cover them tightly.
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