Chrysler built B-29's that bombed Japan, Mitsubishi built Zeros that tried to shoot them down. Both companies now build cars in a joint plant called Diamond Star.
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The symbol on the 'pound' key (#) is called an octothorpe.
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62% of us pop our zits.
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A million dollars weighs about a metric ton. Hence the expression "a ton of money."
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Real diamonds do not show up on x-ray.
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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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Wearing red increases attraction.
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Pollen can travel up to 500 miles in a day.
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