The mile is Latin for 1,000. The number of paces it took the average Roman!
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The "Cobra Effect" is where a solution for a problem actually makes the problem worse.
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‘Qatar’ is the world's most expensive bar of soap. Infused with gold and diamond powder, it costs a squeaky clean $2,800.
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SONY was originally called 'Totsuken'.
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WAL-MART generates $3,000,000.00 in revenues every 7 minutes!
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Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print is different.
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When withdrawing money from an ATM, the 'whirring' sound before your money pops out is actually a recording. The actual mechanism is so far back that you can't hear it.
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