30 years ago, you could buy a lifetime, unlimited first-class travel pass with American Airlines for $250,000.
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A million dollars weighs about a metric ton. Hence the expression "a ton of money."
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In many countries, urine was used as a detergent for washing.
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In 1976, an underachieving Princeton junior undergraduate wrote a term paper detailing how to make a nuclear bomb. He got an "A", but never got his paper back because it was seized by the FBI.
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No piece of square dry paper can be folded more than 7 times in half!
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The strangers in your dreams are actually people that you've seen in real life.
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A typical full-time worker in the US with a four-year college degree earns about $50,000. This is 62% more than a worker with only a high-school diploma.
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