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In particle physics, a 'barn' is an area about a billionth of the width of a silk fibre. It's called a barn because it's so huge.

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The word 'subitize' means 'to perceive the number of objects in a small group without actually counting them'.

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ALFRED HITCHCOCK (1899-1980)

In ancient Roman plays, if the script called for the death of one of the characters, the actor would sometimes be replaced at the last minute by a condemned rapist or murderer who would then be actually killed on stage.

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The 4.5 million ties bought each year in America for Father's Day would stretch from New York to Rome.

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The darkest hour in any man's life is when he sits down to plan how to get money without earning it. HORACE GREELEY (1811-72)

Chrematophobia is the fear of money.

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