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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There is one slot machine in Las Vegas for every eight inhabitants.
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It's impossible to kill yourself by holding your breath.
22
Los Angeles's full name is "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciuncula"!
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The chocobo in Final Fantasy was based on a real creature called a “Gastornis” that existed 45 million years ago.
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All the gold ever mined could be molded into a cube 60 feet high and 60 feet wide.
38
Kilts are not native to Scotland. They originated in France.
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When withdrawing money from an ATM, the 'whirring' sound before your money pops out is actually a recording. The actual mechanism is so far back that you can't hear it.
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