There are 365 steps on the front of the U.S. Capitol Building - one for every day of the year.
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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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If you had 10 billion $1 notes and spent one every second of every day, it would require 317 years for you to go broke.
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Sudbury Valley School allows students to do whatever they want; no curriculum, tests, homework, or even classes unless requested. 82% of students get accepted to college, as opposed to the 63% national public school average.
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A jiffy is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second. Thus the saying, I will be there in a jiffy.
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When withdrawing money from an ATM, the 'whirring' sound before your money pops out is actually a recording. The actual mechanism is so far back that you can't hear it.
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Pollen never deteriorates. It is one of the few natural substances that lasts indefinitely.
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