A lump of pure gold the size of a matchbox can be flattened into a sheet the size of a tennis court.
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The mile is Latin for 1,000. The number of paces it took the average Roman!
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The largest hotel suite in the world is located 22 stories under the surface in the Grand Canyon Caverns. One night for two people in this 65 million year old cave is $700.
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NYC's Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) dumps old subway cars into the ocean to serve as artificial reef.
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The longest Monopoly game in history lasted 70 straight days.
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American car horns beep in the tone of F.
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There is one slot machine in Las Vegas for every eight inhabitants.
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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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