Couples' personalities converge over time to make partners more and more similar.
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In Georgia, there is an airtight room called the Crypt of Civilization that was sealed in 1940. It contains numerous artefacts documenting what life was like at the time of sealing, and is scheduled to be opened in the year 8113 to show people of the future exactly what life was like.
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You can actually sharpen the blades on a pencil sharpener by wrapping your pencils in aluminum foil before inserting them.
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There's a company in China that allows you to hire someone to stand in line for you for $3-$5 an hour.
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NYC's Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) dumps old subway cars into the ocean to serve as artificial reef.
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If you flip a coin ten times, the odds against its coming up with the same side showing each time are 1,023 to 1.
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Bamboo plants can grow up to 36 inches in a day.
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