A million dollars weighs about a metric ton. Hence the expression "a ton of money."
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The small pocket in the larger pocket of your jeans was designed for pocket watches.
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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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A typical full-time worker in the US with a four-year college degree earns about $50,000. This is 62% more than a worker with only a high-school diploma.
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"Strategic incompetence" is the art of avoiding certain tasks by pretending you don't know how to do them.
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Studies show that the colder the room you sleep in, the more likely you are to have a bad dream.
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Less than 3% of the water produced at a large municipal water treatment plant is used for drinking purposes!
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There are 86,400 seconds in a day.
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