There are 2,500,000 rivets in the Eiffel Tower.
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An Australian study found that homework is of little to no academic value to students in elementary and junior high schools.
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A million dollars weighs about a metric ton. Hence the expression "a ton of money."
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Researchers say that lining the toilet seat with paper is pretty much pointless
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There are more fatal car accidents in July than any other month.
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The Pittsburgh Steelers were originally called the Pirates.
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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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The world’s smallest book, “Teeny Ted from Turnip Town”, is 100×70 micrometers in size and requires a scanning electron microscope to read, as light beams are too large.
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