It is estimated that by the end of 2000, there has been 142,600 tonnes of gold mined in the world.

The national anthem of Greece has 158 verses.

In 1963, baseball pitcher Gaylord Perry remarked, "They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." On July 20, 1969, a few hours after Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon, Gaylord Perry hit his first (and only) home run.

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