A million dollars weighs about a metric ton. Hence the expression "a ton of money."
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If the human eye was a digital camera, it would have 576 megapixels.
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In Tokyo, a bicycle is faster than a car for most trips of less than 50 minutes!
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Macklemore and his hit “Thrift Shop” was the first time since 1994 that a song reached number 1 on the Hot 100 chart without the support of a major record label.
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Chrysler built B-29's that bombed Japan, Mitsubishi built Zeros that tried to shoot them down. Both companies now build cars in a joint plant called Diamond Star.
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When Heinz ketchup leaves the bottle, it travels at a rate of 25 miles per year.
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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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The Band-Aid was originally made for the inventor's wife, who often cut and burned herself while cooking.
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