Caffeine boosts memory.
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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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More than 10% of the world's salt is used to de-ice American roads.
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One human hair can support 3 ounces.
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A real estate agent's rule of thumb: To estimate what a house will sell for, ask the owner what its worth and subtract 10%.
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A million dollars weighs about a metric ton. Hence the expression "a ton of money."
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Passengers on the Beijing subway can pay with plastic bottles.
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A million dollars' worth of $100 bills weighs only 22 pounds!
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