Science and Technology

Bizarre Fact #61:
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The Saguaro Cactus, found in South-western United States does not grow branches until it is 75 years old.

Bizarre Fact #62:
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The speed of sound must be exceeded to produce a sonic boom.

Bizarre Fact #63:
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The stapler was invented in Spring Valley, Minnesota.

Bizarre Fact #64:
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The tip of a bullwhip moves so fast that it breaks the sound barrier. The crack of the whip is actually a tiny sonic boom.

Bizarre Fact #65:
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The United States has paved enough roads to circle the Earth over 150 times.

Bizarre Fact #66:
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The United States Mint once considered producing donut-shaped coins.

Bizarre Fact #67:
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The USSR launched the world's first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1, in 1957.

Bizarre Fact #68:
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The wheelbarrow was invented by the Chinese.

Bizarre Fact #69:
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The width of a tornado can range from less than ten yards to more than a mile.

Bizarre Fact #70:
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The word "laser" stands for "Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission by radiation."