Every year around 1 billion Valentine cards are sent. After Christmas it's a single largest seasonal card-sending occasion.
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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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Sudbury Valley School allows students to do whatever they want; no curriculum, tests, homework, or even classes unless requested. 82% of students get accepted to college, as opposed to the 63% national public school average.
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By peeing in the shower, you can save 1,157 gallons of water a year.
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Some nursing homes in Germany have fake bus stops to keep Alzheimer's patients from wandering away.
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If you took a standard slinky and stretched it out it would measure 87 feet.
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Mushrooms are more closely related to humans than they are to plants.
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