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Coins usually survive in circulation for about 30 years.
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A million dollars weighs about a metric ton. Hence the expression "a ton of money."
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In Monopoly, the character locked behind the bars is called Jake the Jailbird. Officer Edgar Mallory sent him to jail.
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Tae Kwon Do is only around 60 years old.
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The only king without a moustache in a deck of cards is the king of hearts.
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The weight of air in a milk glass is about the same as the weight of one aspirin tablet.
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Oak trees can live 200 or more years.
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Seaweed can grow up to 12 inches per day!
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An olive tree can live up to 1,500 years!
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In Tokyo, a bicycle is faster than a car for most trips of less than 50 minutes!
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Pollen never deteriorates. It is one of the few natural substances that lasts indefinitely.
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There is one slot machine in Las Vegas for every eight inhabitants.
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Daft Punk named their band after a negative reviewer called their act "a bunch of daft punk."
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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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Kilts are not native to Scotland. They originated in France.
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The search engine Google got its name from the word 'googol', which refers to the number one with a hundred zeros after it.
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Fine-grained volcanic ash can be found as an ingredient in some toothpastes.
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Q-Tip Cotton Swabs were originally called Baby Gays.
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In the U.S., more than 10% of lottery prizes go unclaimed!
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More Americans have died in car accidents than have died in all the wars ever fought by the United States.
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