The streets of Victor, Colorado, once a gold rush town, are paved with low-grade gold.
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Less than 3% of the water produced at a large municipal water treatment plant is used for drinking purposes!
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Ninety-nine percent of pumpkins sold in the United States are for the sole purpose of decoration.
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A new baby usually deprives each of it's parents around 350-400 hours of sleep in the first year. That is one entire nights sleep per week, per parent.
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When glass breaks, the cracks move faster than 3,000 miles per hour. To photograph the event, a camera must shoot at a millionth of a second!
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A million dollars weighs about a metric ton. Hence the expression "a ton of money."
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People who laugh more are better able to tolerate pain - both physical and emotional.
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