Over its lifetime, the average microwave requires more energy to display a digital clock than to heat food.
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A million dollars weighs about a metric ton. Hence the expression "a ton of money."
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Those things you see in your eyes when you stare into space are called Mouches Voltanes, which are also broadly referenced to as Floaters.
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Bullet proof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser printers were all invented by women.
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"Strategic incompetence" is the art of avoiding certain tasks by pretending you don't know how to do them.
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The face of a penny can hold about thirty drops of water.
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The small pocket in the larger pocket of your jeans was designed for pocket watches.
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