The Main Library at Indiana University sinks over an inch every year because when it was built, engineers failed to take into account the weight of all the books that would occupy the building.
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Mentally doing a task makes you better at it. Your mind can barely tell the difference.
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If you mouth the word "colorful" to someone, it looks like you are saying "I love you".
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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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Extremely high pressured water can easily cut through a steel beam.
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On average people fear spiders more than they do death.
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A pipe 2 feet in diameter will allow four times more fluid to pass through it than a pipe 1 foot in diameter.
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A typical full-time worker in the US with a four-year college degree earns about $50,000. This is 62% more than a worker with only a high-school diploma.
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