The chlorine smell in swimming pools is accentuated by the chemical's reaction with impurities (like poop.)
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A million dollars weighs about a metric ton. Hence the expression "a ton of money."
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There are more telephones than people in Washington, D.C.
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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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Couples' personalities converge over time to make partners more and more similar.
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The roar that we hear when we place a seashell next to our ear is not the ocean, but rather the sound of blood surging through the veins in the ear.
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A man earned 4 million airline miles for free without breaking any laws by using his credit card to purchase free-delivery $1 coins from the U.S. mint.
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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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