Tsunamis ( tidal waves ) travel as fast as jet planes.
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Only 8% of the world’s currency is physical money. The rest exists only on computers.
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The face of a penny can hold about thirty drops of water.
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Blue light fends off drowsiness in the middle of the night, which could be useful to people who work at night.
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The most children born to one woman was 69, she was a peasant who lived a 40 year life, in which she had 16 twins, 7 triplets, and 4 quadruplets.
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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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The higher someone’s I.Q. the more likely they are to be sleep deprived.
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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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