Japanese engineers were asked to redesign the front end of the Bullet Train because it carried enough speed to create a sonic boom whenever it exited a tunnel. Residents could feel the blast from miles away.
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The mile is Latin for 1,000. The number of paces it took the average Roman!
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An olive tree can live up to 1,500 years!
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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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Bamboo plants can grow up to 36 inches in a day.
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New York's Central Park is nearly twice the size of the entire country of Monaco.
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The harder you concentrate on falling asleep, the less likely you are to fall asleep.
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Passengers on the Beijing subway can pay with plastic bottles.
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