Each day, more than $40 Trillion Dollars changes hands worldwide.
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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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The French named one of their aircraft carriers after Ferdinand Foch, a man who once said "Airplanes are interesting toys but of no military value".
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A fire in Australia has been burning for more than 5,000 years!
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During his or her lifetime, the average human will grow 590 miles of hair.
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On average, 100 people choke to death on ballpoint pens every year.
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Pollen can travel up to 500 miles in a day.
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The average American uses eight times as much fuel energy as an average person anywhere else in the world.
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