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 best time for a person to buy shoes is in the afternoon. This is because the foot tends to swell a bit around this time.
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Macklemore and his hit “Thrift Shop” was the first time since 1994 that a song reached number 1 on the Hot 100 chart without the support of a major record label.
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In Tokyo, a bicycle is faster than a car for most trips of less than 50 minutes!
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Extremely high pressured water can easily cut through a steel beam.
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Only 8% of the world’s currency is physical money. The rest exists only on computers.
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Those things you see in your eyes when you stare into space are called Mouches Voltanes, which are also broadly referenced to as Floaters.
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