Passengers on the Beijing subway can pay with plastic bottles.
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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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According to the New York Times, a study conducted during the 1980's found that men who kiss their wives before leaving for work live longer, get into fewer car accidents, and have a higher income than married men who don't.
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Bullet proof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser printers were all invented by women.
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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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Déjà vu occurs when your brain tries to apply a memory of a past situation to your current one, fails, and makes you feel like it's happened.
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In a year approximately 900 million trees are cut down to make the raw materials needed for American pulp mills and paper.
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Contrary to popular belief, hair does not grow back darker and thicker after it has been shaved.
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