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    The New York Stock Exchange started as a coffee shop!
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    The search engine Google got its name from the word 'googol', which refers to the number one with a hundred zeros after it.
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    The sound you hear when you crack your knuckles is actually the sound of nitrogen gas bubbles bursting.
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    The World Ship
    The World Ship
    There's a cruise ship named "The World" where residents permanently live as it travels around the globe.
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    A fire in Australia has been burning for more than 5,000 years!
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    Cuddle Mattress
    Cuddle Mattress
    There is a bed called the Cuddle Mattress that it is divided into layers of foam for your arm to slip though.
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    Beowulf Mansion
    Beowulf Mansion
    There's a rentable mansion that's located where Beowulf was based.
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    NYC's Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) dumps old subway cars into the ocean to serve as artificial reef.
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