Mushrooms are more closely related to humans than they are to plants.
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Wearing red increases attraction.
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"Big Ben" in London isn't a tower, the bell inside the tower is called "Big Ben", the tower itself is called "The Elizabeth Tower".
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The New York Stock Exchange started as a coffee shop!
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A million dollars weighs about a metric ton. Hence the expression "a ton of money."
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Bullet proof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser printers were all invented by women.
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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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