The cruise liner, 'Queen Elizabeth 2', moves only six inches for each gallon of diesel that it burns.
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In Monopoly, the character locked behind the bars is called Jake the Jailbird. Officer Edgar Mallory sent him to jail.
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Playing Tetris after a traumatic event can prevent the development of traumatic memories and reduce the chance of having flashbacks.
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When withdrawing money from an ATM, the 'whirring' sound before your money pops out is actually a recording. The actual mechanism is so far back that you can't hear it.
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Water is actually naturally blue.
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Leather skin does not have any smell. The leather smell that you sense is actually derived from the materials used in the tanning process.
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‘Tree shaping’ is the art of growing trees and roots into things like bridges, chairs, “people trees”, ladders, fences, jungle gyms, tunnels, and, theoretically, could even be used to grow homes.
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There are 2,500,000 rivets in the Eiffel Tower.
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