The roar that we hear when we place a seashell next to our ear is not the ocean, but rather the sound of blood surging through the veins in the ear.
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The Pittsburgh Steelers were originally called the Pirates.
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"Big Ben" in London isn't a tower, the bell inside the tower is called "Big Ben", the tower itself is called "The Elizabeth Tower".
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Music is as addictive to the brain as sex and drugs.
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If you counted 24 hours a day, it would take 31,688 years to reach one trillion!
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SONY was originally called 'Totsuken'.
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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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If you dropped an aerodynamic object (such as a bullet) from the Empire State Building, you could kill someone.
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