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Mortal Kombat was originally created as a video game version of Bloodsport with Jean Claude Van Damme as the lead character. The character of Johnny Cage was Van Damme, until Van Damme dropped out of the negotiations. The game went on a different direction and Van Damme's character renamed Johnny Cage.





Maple Syrup ? Disease is a genetic disorder characterized by an infant with sweet-smelling ? with an odor similar to that of maple syrup. Infants with this disease seem healthy at birth but if left untreated suffer severe brain damage and eventually die. Maple Syrup ? Disease is caused by a deficiency of a certain metabolic enzyme. The deficiency leads to a toxic buildup of branched-chain amino acids (leucine, isoleucine, and valine) in the blood and ? .



A three minute song stored in a 128kbps MP3 file, if saved on punch cards, would require a stack of cards five feet nine inches high.


Prince Rupert's Drops are created by letting a drop of molten glass fall into cold water. The glass cools into a tadpole-shaped droplet with a long, thin, tail. The water rapidly cools the molten glass on the outside of the drop. When the glass on the inside eventually cools, it contracts inside the already-solid outer part. This contraction sets up very large compressive stresses on the surface, while the interior of the glass is placed under tension. The very high stress within the drop gives rise to unusual qualities, such as the ability to withstand a blow from a hammer on the large end without breaking, while the drops will disintegrate explosively if the tail end is even slightly damaged. Recently an examination has revealed that the "? front" which is initiated at the tail end, propagates in a disintegrating drop within the tensile zone towards the drop's head at a very high velocity, up to ~4,200 miles per hour.
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