Stilts were invented by French shepherds who needed a way to get around in wet marshes.
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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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Play-Doh was first manufactured as a wallpaper cleaner.
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The Gate Tower Building skyscraper in Japan has a highway passing through its fifth, sixth and seventh floors.
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A million dollars weighs about a metric ton. Hence the expression "a ton of money."
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All the gold ever mined could be molded into a cube 60 feet high and 60 feet wide.
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An olive tree can live up to 1,500 years!
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