New York's Central Park is nearly twice the size of the entire country of Monaco.
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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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Q-Tip Cotton Swabs were originally called Baby Gays.
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Anuptaphobia is the fear of staying single.
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Mentally doing a task makes you better at it. Your mind can barely tell the difference.
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The chocobo in Final Fantasy was based on a real creature called a “Gastornis” that existed 45 million years ago.
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160 cars can drive side by side on the Monumental Axis in Brazil, the world's widest road.
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In Georgia, there is an airtight room called the Crypt of Civilization that was sealed in 1940. It contains numerous artefacts documenting what life was like at the time of sealing, and is scheduled to be opened in the year 8113 to show people of the future exactly what life was like.
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