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    If you're one in a million, there are about 7,234 people just like you.
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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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    A typical lead pencil can draw a line that is 35 miles long.
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    Beowulf Mansion
    Beowulf Mansion
    There's a rentable mansion that's located where Beowulf was based.
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    It's impossible to sink in the Dead Sea without equipment!
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    The chlorine smell in swimming pools is accentuated by the chemical's reaction with impurities (like poop.)
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    A typical full-time worker in the US with a four-year college degree earns about $50,000. This is 62% more than a worker with only a high-school diploma.
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    Japanese engineers were asked to redesign the front end of the Bullet Train because it carried enough speed to create a sonic boom whenever it exited a tunnel. Residents could feel the blast from miles away.
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