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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No one knows Albert Einstein's last words. Just before he passed, he spoke several words in German, but his nurse only knew English.
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By raising your legs slowly and laying on your back, you can't sink in quicksand.
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The cruise liner, 'Queen Elizabeth 2', moves only six inches for each gallon of diesel that it burns.
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The sound you hear when you crack your knuckles is actually the sound of nitrogen gas bubbles bursting.
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Researchers say that lining the toilet seat with paper is pretty much pointless
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Only 8% of the world’s currency is physical money. The rest exists only on computers.
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