Sterling silver is not pure silver. Because pure silver is too soft to be used in most tableware it is mixed with copper in the proportion of 92.5 percent silver to 7.5 percent copper.

John F. Kennedy's rocking chair was auctioned off for $453,500.

Traveling at the speed of 186,000 miles per second, light take 6 hours to travel from Pluto to the earth.

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