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223: No Such Thing As A Worthless Doorstop

No Such Thing As A Fish

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What Is a Door Stop?

In 20 16, a chinese vase being used as a door stop was suddenly sold for 860 thousand dollars. The world's largest sapphire in 19 forty seven was found in queensland. A lump of gold sparked america's very first gold rush. And em finally, a can of tinned veal that was left in the arctic by william parry, the explorer in 18 25. It was rediscovered by another explorer in 18 29 and used as adoor stock for many, many years until it opened in 19 58. My fact this week is that there is a unique species of ant that only lives in ten blocks of new york city.

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