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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The Pittsburgh Steelers were originally called the Pirates.
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An underwater forest off the coast of Alabama that is 50,000 years old was uncovered by Hurricane Katrina.
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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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Women blink nearly twice as much as men.
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97% of all paper money in the US contains traces of cocaine.
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Dartboards are made out of horsehairs.
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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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