An ounce of platinum can be stretched 10,000 feet.
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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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The largest diamond ever found was an astounding 3,106 carats!
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When glass breaks, the cracks move faster than 3,000 miles per hour. To photograph the event, a camera must shoot at a millionth of a second!
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There are 2,500,000 rivets in the Eiffel Tower.
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Los Angeles's full name is "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciuncula"!
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There was once an undersea post office in the Bahamas.
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Your fingernails grow faster in summer.
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