Did you know? Height of the `One World Trade Center` skyscraper in New York City (541 m) is 4 x Height of the London Eye Ferris Wheel (135 m)
Time since the first iron steamship crossed the English Channel (202 y)
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If this was a standard unit ...
Yes, there's now a book based on these numbers. Oxford University Press: July 2018.
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