160 cars can drive side by side on the Monumental Axis in Brazil, the world's widest road.
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The best time for a person to buy shoes is in the afternoon. This is because the foot tends to swell a bit around this time.
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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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Los Angeles's full name is "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciuncula"!
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When glass breaks, the cracks move at speeds of up to 3,000 miles per hour.
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The roar that we hear when we place a seashell next to our ear is not the ocean, but rather the sound of blood surging through the veins in the ear.
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The Gate Tower Building skyscraper in Japan has a highway passing through its fifth, sixth and seventh floors.
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Macklemore and his hit “Thrift Shop” was the first time since 1994 that a song reached number 1 on the Hot 100 chart without the support of a major record label.
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