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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An iceberg contains more heat than a lit match.
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Stilts were invented by French shepherds who needed a way to get around in wet marshes.
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The mile is Latin for 1,000. The number of paces it took the average Roman!
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There are 86,400 seconds in a day.
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An ounce of platinum can be stretched 10,000 feet.
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An underwater forest off the coast of Alabama that is 50,000 years old was uncovered by Hurricane Katrina.
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In the White House, there are 13,092 knives, forks and spoons!
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