Japanese engineers were asked to redesign the front end of the Bullet Train because it carried enough speed to create a sonic boom whenever it exited a tunnel. Residents could feel the blast from miles away.
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The search engine Google got its name from the word 'googol', which refers to the number one with a hundred zeros after it.
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A million dollars weighs about a metric ton. Hence the expression "a ton of money."
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Your fingernails grow faster in summer.
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Americans are responsible for generating roughly 20% percent of the garbage in the world.
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