Oceans
There is a total of six million tons of gold in the world’s oceans.1 How much is in a warm bath, you ask? None. And yet how much time do I spend in the ocean, comparatively? Wrong. I don’t spend any time in the ocean, and I don’t think the ocean minds. Anyway, it seems the ocean is perfectly happy coming up with new facts about itself. Some bodies of water just can’t leave well enough alone
Movies
Speaking of oceans, did you know that “Titanic” is the highest-grossing movie of all time? So did I. When a movie does this well at the box office we are wise to turn a critical eye toward it.2 Why do we all flock to the cinema in such overwhelming numbers in search of the same experience? Some questions just don’t have answers. This is not one of them.
Money
The first documented use of gold coins is in 560 BC. I’m assuming exact change was given.3
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1Or is there?
2Or, if you don’t have one, ask politely to borrow your neighbor’s.
3It was not.
