In Georgia, there is an airtight room called the Crypt of Civilization that was sealed in 1940. It contains numerous artefacts documenting what life was like at the time of sealing, and is scheduled to be opened in the year 8113 to show people of the future exactly what life was like.
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The first household refrigerators cost about $16,000, in today's money!
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There are no rental cars in Bermuda.
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The top sales at Walmart as a storm approaches are Pop-Tarts and beer.
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The Band-Aid was originally made for the inventor's wife, who often cut and burned herself while cooking.
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Some nursing homes in Germany have fake bus stops to keep Alzheimer's patients from wandering away.
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A portion of the water you drink has already been drunk by someone else, maybe several times over.
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A million dollars weighs about a metric ton. Hence the expression "a ton of money."
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