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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More than 10% of the world's salt is used to de-ice American roads.
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There are approximately three million shipwrecks on the ocean floor, worth billions in value and treasure.
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The Band-Aid was originally made for the inventor's wife, who often cut and burned herself while cooking.
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You can immediately cool down a car that has been sitting under the sun by rolling down the window on one side and opening-closing the door on the other side 5-6 times.
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The human eye blinks an average of 4,200,000 times a year.
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80% of millionaires drive used cars.
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There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar.
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