Tsunamis ( tidal waves ) travel as fast as jet planes.
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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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On average, 100 people choke to death on ballpoint pens every year.
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A typical lead pencil can draw a line that is 35 miles long.
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Kilts are not native to Scotland. They originated in France.
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A jiffy is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second. Thus the saying, I will be there in a jiffy.
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The face of a penny can hold about thirty drops of water.
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