In 1976, an underachieving Princeton junior undergraduate wrote a term paper detailing how to make a nuclear bomb. He got an "A", but never got his paper back because it was seized by the FBI.
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The number of text messages sent and received in a given day is greater than the world's population.
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The Main Library at Indiana University sinks over an inch every year because when it was built, engineers failed to take into account the weight of all the books that would occupy the building.
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In 21 U.S. states, WALMART is the single largest employer.
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Studies show that the colder the room you sleep in, the more likely you are to have a bad dream.
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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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The hole in the soda can tab is actually used to hold a straw in place and stop it from rising.
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A million dollars' worth of $100 bills weighs only 22 pounds!
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