There are 365 steps on the front of the U.S. Capitol Building - one for every day of the year.
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Americans are responsible for generating roughly 20% percent of the garbage in the world.
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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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The chills you sometimes feel when listening to music is called "musical frisson."
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Stilts were invented by French shepherds who needed a way to get around in wet marshes.
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A million dollars weighs about a metric ton. Hence the expression "a ton of money."
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It is estimated that millions of trees in the world are accidentally planted by squirrels who bury nuts and then forget where they hid them!
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‘Tree shaping’ is the art of growing trees and roots into things like bridges, chairs, “people trees”, ladders, fences, jungle gyms, tunnels, and, theoretically, could even be used to grow homes.
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