The full moon causes a tidal wave to roll up the Amazon river once in day and once in night for a period of only three weeks in a year. This results in continuous 4m high wave that can be surfed for up to 13km.
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While filming a guest appearance on Star Trek TNG, Stephen Hawking was taken on a tour of the USS Enterprise set. When he saw the Warp Core, he paused, and said “I’m working on that.”
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‘Fracture putty’ is a material being developed that when packed in & around a bone fracture, provides full load bearing strength within days.
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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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The Google driverless car has only encountered two accidents. The first it was rear ended at a stop sign, and the second was when a human was behind the wheel.
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Billions of neutrinos pass unnoticed through your body every second.
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In Montreal, there's a bus stop with swings that play musical notes when you swing on them.
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In Mexico, artists can pay their taxes using artwork that they create.
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