A million dollars weighs about a metric ton. Hence the expression "a ton of money."
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'X' became symbolic for a kiss because in the middle ages when alot of people were illiterate and they used to sign documents with an X and then kiss it for sincerity.
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Japanese engineers were asked to redesign the front end of the Bullet Train because it carried enough speed to create a sonic boom whenever it exited a tunnel. Residents could feel the blast from miles away.
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The average person eats almost 1500 pounds of food a year.
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"Dysania" is the state of finding it hard getting up out of bed in the morning.
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Daydreamers are better at solving complex problems.
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‘Tree shaping’ is the art of growing trees and roots into things like bridges, chairs, “people trees”, ladders, fences, jungle gyms, tunnels, and, theoretically, could even be used to grow homes.
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GTA V achieved $1 billion in sales just 3 days after its launch.
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