A million dollars weighs about a metric ton. Hence the expression "a ton of money."
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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 odds of being killed by falling out of bed are one in two million.
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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 Main Library at Indiana University sinks over an inch every year because when it was built, engineers failed to take into account the weight of all the books that would occupy the building.
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There are 365 steps on the front of the U.S. Capitol Building - one for every day of the year.
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You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television.
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