A million dollars weighs about a metric ton. Hence the expression "a ton of money."
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Tsunamis ( tidal waves ) travel as fast as jet planes.
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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 ashes of the average cremated person weigh nine pounds.
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The symbol on the 'pound' key (#) is called an octothorpe.
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A lump of pure gold the size of a matchbox can be flattened into a sheet the size of a tennis court.
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When watching a DVD press stop-stop-play-skip to skip the ads and go straight to the movie.
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There are more than 10 million bricks in the Empire State Building!
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