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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Over its lifetime, the average microwave requires more energy to display a digital clock than to heat food.
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WAL-MART generates $3,000,000.00 in revenues every 7 minutes!
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Some nursing homes in Germany have fake bus stops to keep Alzheimer's patients from wandering away.
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When you are looking at someone you love, your pupils dilate, they do the same when you are looking at someone you hate.
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One human hair can support 3 ounces.
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You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television.
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