There is a superhero supply store in Brooklyn with a cape fitting room that has a wind tunnel. They also sell oxygen gum, bottled chaos and have an invisibility testing center.
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A million dollars weighs about a metric ton. Hence the expression "a ton of money."
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When glass breaks, the cracks move at speeds of up to 3,000 miles per hour.
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An Australian study found that homework is of little to no academic value to students in elementary and junior high schools.
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Marlboro cigarettes sold in New York contain more tar and nicotine than those sold in all other states!
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The mile is Latin for 1,000. The number of paces it took the average Roman!
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Stilts were invented by French shepherds who needed a way to get around in wet marshes.
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Kilts are not native to Scotland. They originated in France.
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