The deepest mine in the world is the East Rand mine, which goes to a depth of about 3,585 metres.

Bill Bowerman, the co-founder of the shoe company Nike, got his first shoe idea after staring at a waffle iron. This gave him the idea of using squared spikes to make the shoes lighter.

In 1992, approximately 750 deaths occurred in the United States due to workplace violence.

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