Coins usually survive in circulation for about 30 years.
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80% of millionaires drive used cars.
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Oak trees can live 200 or more years.
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On average people fear spiders more than they do death.
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Drying your hands with paper towel will reduce the bacterial count by 45 - 60% on your hands. However, using a hand dryer will increase the bacteria on your hands by up to 255% because it blows out bacteria already living in the, conveniently, warm moist environment.
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NYC's Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) dumps old subway cars into the ocean to serve as artificial reef.
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The search engine Google got its name from the word 'googol', which refers to the number one with a hundred zeros after it.
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Since 1982, a radio frequency emanating from Russia has been broadcasting a buzzer-like sound and, periodically, an unknown voice reads orders, names, and numbers. No one knows where exactly it is coming from or what it means.
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