160 cars can drive side by side on the Monumental Axis in Brazil, the world's widest road.
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'Second Street' is the most common street name in the U.S.; 'First Street' is the sixth! "
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There are approximately three million shipwrecks on the ocean floor, worth billions in value and treasure.
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Playing Tetris after a traumatic event can prevent the development of traumatic memories and reduce the chance of having flashbacks.
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Passengers on the Beijing subway can pay with plastic bottles.
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All the gold ever mined could be molded into a cube 60 feet high and 60 feet wide.
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The chlorine smell in swimming pools is accentuated by the chemical's reaction with impurities (like poop.)
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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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