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    The symbol on the 'pound' key (#) is called an octothorpe.
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    The 'L.L.' in L.L. Bean stands for 'Leon Leonwood'.
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    The odds of being killed by falling out of bed are one in two million.
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    20252 is Smokey the Bear's own zip code.
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    The number of births that occur in India each year is higher than the entire population of Australia.
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    A million dollars weighs about a metric ton. Hence the expression "a ton of money."
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    Ice isn't slippery. What makes people and things slip on ice is water. A thin layer of ice melts when pressure is applied to it and it is this wet layer on top of the ice that is slippery.
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