SONY was originally called 'Totsuken'.
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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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Kilts are not native to Scotland. They originated in France.
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The Main Library at Indiana University sinks over an inch every year because when it was built, engineers failed to take into account the weight of all the books that would occupy the building.
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The average person eats almost 1500 pounds of food a year.
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Oak trees can live 200 or more years.
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85% of all Valentine's Day cards are purchased by women!
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You can immediately cool down a car that has been sitting under the sun by rolling down the window on one side and opening-closing the door on the other side 5-6 times.
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