Mentally doing a task makes you better at it. Your mind can barely tell the difference.
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There was once an undersea post office in the Bahamas.
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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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A real estate agent's rule of thumb: To estimate what a house will sell for, ask the owner what its worth and subtract 10%.
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Stilts were invented by French shepherds who needed a way to get around in wet marshes.
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At the time of your birth, you were, for a few seconds, the youngest person on the planet.
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There's a love mattress that is specifically designed for couples who sleep on each other's arms.
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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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