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Did you know...
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- ... that the largest diamond that was ever found was 3106 carats.
- ... that copper is the second most used metal in the world.
- ... that every day, the Hubble telescope transmits enough data to fit 10,000 standard computer disks.
- ... that every second, 630 steel cans are recycled.
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In the news
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- General Motors says goodbye to Pontiac, Hummer, Saturn, and Saab 1
- Segway and General Motors launch joint venture 2
- Somali Pirates Drown With Share of $3M Ransom 3
- Man riding a moped gets sleepy, decides to have a nap. In the middle of the road. 4
- Impatient man makes a bomb threat at hospital in Florida. 5
- Teenager changes name to Captain Fantastic. 6
- Google buys a fighter jet. 7
- Henry Earl is arrested for the 1333rd time. 8
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On this day...
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- Today - Labour Day in Australia.
- 1769 - Sir Isaac Brock is born (d. 1812)
- 1966 - LSD is declared illegal in the United States.
- 1979 - Pope John Paul II becomes the first pontiff to visit the White House.
- 2007 - Jason Lewis completes the first human-powered circumnavigation of the globe.
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