NYC's Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) dumps old subway cars into the ocean to serve as artificial reef.
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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 symbol on the 'pound' key (#) is called an octothorpe.
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There are no rental cars in Bermuda.
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Drying your hands with paper towel will reduce the bacterial count by 45 - 60% on your hands. However, using a hand dryer will increase the bacteria on your hands by up to 255% because it blows out bacteria already living in the, conveniently, warm moist environment.
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The average American uses eight times as much fuel energy as an average person anywhere else in the world.
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