There is one slot machine in Las Vegas for every eight inhabitants.
58
There is a fake village with fake shops and restaurants that is actually a care home for elderly dementia sufferers in the Netherlands.
7
There's a company in China that allows you to hire someone to stand in line for you for $3-$5 an hour.
14
Paper money is not made from wood pulp but from cotton. This means that it will not disintegrate as fast if it is put in the laundry.
37
On average, 100 people choke to death on ballpoint pens every year.
72
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.
11
The most common name in the world is Mohammed.
213
Caffeine boosts memory.
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