Throughout the South, peanuts were known as "Monkey Nuts," and "Goober peas," before the civil war.

The largest coral reef in the world is the Great Barrier Reef located in Australia. The reef is approximately 2023 kilometers long.

The strength of early lasers was measured in Gillettes, the number of blue razor blades a given beam could puncture.

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