The mile is Latin for 1,000. The number of paces it took the average Roman!
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The 1 yen coin can be used as a weight, because it weighs exactly one gram. Also, it can float on water.
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All the gold ever mined could be molded into a cube 60 feet high and 60 feet wide.
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The French named one of their aircraft carriers after Ferdinand Foch, a man who once said "Airplanes are interesting toys but of no military value".
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The worlds oldest piece of chewing gum is over 9000 years old!
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Los Angeles's full name is "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciuncula"!
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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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The number of births that occur in India each year is higher than the entire population of Australia.
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