A million dollars weighs about a metric ton. Hence the expression "a ton of money."
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There are approximately three million shipwrecks on the ocean floor, worth billions in value and treasure.
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Donkeys kill more people annually than plane crashes.
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The Main Library at Indiana University sinks over an inch every year because when it was built, engineers failed to take into account the weight of all the books that would occupy the building.
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In 2003, the U.S. Government spent about $2,000,000.00 on potato research!
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The most common name in the world is Mohammed.
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The average IQ is 100, while 140 is the beginning of genius IQ.
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The most children born to one woman was 69, she was a peasant who lived a 40 year life, in which she had 16 twins, 7 triplets, and 4 quadruplets.
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