In the case of an emergency, a Crayola crayon can be used as a candle and will burn for about 15 minutes.
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In Georgia, there is an airtight room called the Crypt of Civilization that was sealed in 1940. It contains numerous artefacts documenting what life was like at the time of sealing, and is scheduled to be opened in the year 8113 to show people of the future exactly what life was like.
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It takes about 63,000 trees to make the newsprint for the average Sunday edition of The New York Times.
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The odds of being killed by falling out of bed are one in two million.
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NYC's Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) dumps old subway cars into the ocean to serve as artificial reef.
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Coins usually survive in circulation for about 30 years.
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New York's Central Park is nearly twice the size of the entire country of Monaco.
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There's a company in China that allows you to hire someone to stand in line for you for $3-$5 an hour.
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