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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Leather skin does not have any smell. The leather smell that you sense is actually derived from the materials used in the tanning process.
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The Band-Aid was originally made for the inventor's wife, who often cut and burned herself while cooking.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 hear the blood flowing through your ears if you find a quiet place and cover them tightly.
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There are more telephones than people in Washington, D.C.
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The name Joshua is Hebrew for 'Jesus'.
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The small pocket in the larger pocket of your jeans was designed for pocket watches.
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Group "brainstorming" makes each individual in the group less creative and doesn't work as efficiently as the same number of people working alone and then later pooling their ideas.
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