Diamonds can be shattered with a hammer.
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30 years ago, you could buy a lifetime, unlimited first-class travel pass with American Airlines for $250,000.
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It took 200,000 years for humans to reach 3 billion in number. It took 40 years for the next 3 billion.
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The rarest motorcycle in the world was found behind a brick wall in Chicago and has engine technologies well ahead of its time. The “Traub” is still running to this day.
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When withdrawing money from an ATM, the 'whirring' sound before your money pops out is actually a recording. The actual mechanism is so far back that you can't hear it.
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The Canadian province of New Brunswick (which was part of the UK at the time) had a bloodless war with the US state of Maine in 1839
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The largest earthworm on record was found in South Africa and measured 22 feet.
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