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    You are more likely to be killed by a champagne cork than a poisonous spider!
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    In the U.S., more than 10% of lottery prizes go unclaimed!
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    The New York Stock Exchange started as a coffee shop!
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    Tsunami Stones
    Tsunami Stones
    Around 300 ft uphill from the highest water level reached by the 2011 Tōhoku tsunami sits a centuries-old stone marker that warns: “Do not build your homes below this point!”
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    Harvard earns enough money from interest on its endowment that it could offer free tuition to every student and still profit.
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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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    Fine-grained volcanic ash can be found as an ingredient in some toothpastes.
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    A million dollars weighs about a metric ton. Hence the expression "a ton of money."
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