SONY was originally called 'Totsuken'.
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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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Sudbury Valley School allows students to do whatever they want; no curriculum, tests, homework, or even classes unless requested. 82% of students get accepted to college, as opposed to the 63% national public school average.
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The harder you concentrate on falling asleep, the less likely you are to fall asleep.
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Stilts were invented by French shepherds who needed a way to get around in wet marshes.
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A new baby usually deprives each of it's parents around 350-400 hours of sleep in the first year. That is one entire nights sleep per week, per parent.
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The WD in WD-40 stands for Water Displacer.
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Real diamonds do not show up on x-ray.
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