Fine-grained volcanic ash can be found as an ingredient in some toothpastes.
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An underwater forest off the coast of Alabama that is 50,000 years old was uncovered by Hurricane Katrina.
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A million dollars weighs about a metric ton. Hence the expression "a ton of money."
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You can immediately cool down a car that has been sitting under the sun by rolling down the window on one side and opening-closing the door on the other side 5-6 times.
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The majority of suicides occur on a Monday.
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On average, every dollar bill you touch has over 3,000 different types of bacteria.
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In Monopoly, the character locked behind the bars is called Jake the Jailbird. Officer Edgar Mallory sent him to jail.
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It has been calculated that every 2 minutes, we take more pictures than all of humanity in the 19th century.
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