Stilts were invented by French shepherds who needed a way to get around in wet marshes.
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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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The largest hotel suite in the world is located 22 stories under the surface in the Grand Canyon Caverns. One night for two people in this 65 million year old cave is $700.
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A jiffy is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second. Thus the saying, I will be there in a jiffy.
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The most common name in the world is Mohammed.
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On average, 100 people choke to death on ballpoint pens every year.
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Chrysler built B-29's that bombed Japan, Mitsubishi built Zeros that tried to shoot them down. Both companies now build cars in a joint plant called Diamond Star.
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A million dollars weighs about a metric ton. Hence the expression "a ton of money."
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