Ray Kroc bought McDonalds for $2.7 million in 1961 from the McDonald brothers.

Because of its enormous size, the Pentagon operates much like a small city; it has its own shopping mall, power plant, water and sewage facilities, medical clinic, fire station, police force and a mayor.

Plant seeds that have been stored for more than 200 years can be coaxed into new life.

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