A million dollars weighs about a metric ton. Hence the expression "a ton of money."
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Sunflowers can be used to clean up radioactive waste.
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More Americans have died in car accidents than have died in all the wars ever fought by the United States.
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There are over 16,251 full-service restaurants in the vicinity of NYC. You could visit one every day for 40 years and still not have visited them all. This excludes counter service restaurants and cafeterias.
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The "Cobra Effect" is where a solution for a problem actually makes the problem worse.
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More than 50% of Americans fall asleep on their sides.
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Sudbury Valley School allows students to do whatever they want; no curriculum, tests, homework, or even classes unless requested. 82% of students get accepted to college, as opposed to the 63% national public school average.
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A quarter has 119 grooves on its edge, a dime has one less groove!
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