An ounce of platinum can be stretched 10,000 feet.
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Tsunamis ( tidal waves ) travel as fast as jet planes.
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Less than 3% of the water produced at a large municipal water treatment plant is used for drinking purposes!
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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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Coins usually survive in circulation for about 30 years.
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Each 5 m.p.h. you drive over 60 m.p.h. is like paying an additional $.10 a gallon for gas!
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If the human eye was a digital camera, it would have 576 megapixels.
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The chlorine smell in swimming pools is accentuated by the chemical's reaction with impurities (like poop.)
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