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quotes[0]='The amount of concrete used in the construction of Hoover Dam is equal to that of paving a four foot wide sidewalk around the equator.'

quotes[1]='The record time for building a UK branch of McD\'s was 24-hours? Most equipment, such as the grills, were lifted through the roof.'

quotes[2]='Chicago\'s Mercantile Exchange building was built entirely without an internal steel skeleton, as most skyscrapers; it depends on its thick walls to keep itself up.'

quotes[3]='The first Bobcat was manufactured in Gwinner, North Dakota in 1957.'

quotes[4]='A building in Belgium was taxed if there was a street light on it... unless a statue of the Virgin Mary was placed above it. Hence, there are no buildings in the city without a statue of the Virgin Mary.'

quotes[5]='Louis Fisher, Sr. helped to design the first portable concrete pumps in 1956.'

quotes[6]='Construction workers\' hard hats were first invented specifically for workers on the Hoover Dam back in 1933.'

quotes[7]='The El Rancho Hotel was the first major resort built on the Las Vegas Strip in 1947, with 63 rooms.'

quotes[8]='The very peak of the Washington Monument is not stone at all, but a 100-ounce solid aluminum pyramid, constructed as part of the monument\'s lightning protection system.'

quotes[9]='In fiscal year 1995, state and federal governments planned $5.1 billion in new prison construction, at an average cost of $58,000 for a medium security cell.'

quotes[10]='Downtown Oshawa, Ont. is built upon quicksand. Special support posts were placed under buildings when constructed because there is no solid bedrock.'

quotes[11]='When the Mayflower, which took the pilgrims to America, had eventually outlived her usefulness she was dismantled and then reconstructed as a barn.'

quotes[12]='The Great Pyramid at Giza in Egypt, constructed around 2500 B.C., was the tallest building in the world until the Eiffel Tower was erected in 1889. '

quotes[13]='Between A.D. 1400 and 1520 the Inca emperors of South America built more than 15,000 miles of roads from sea level to high into the Andes Mountains.'

quotes[14]='The earliest building codes, specifying structural integrity in housing construction, are found in the Code of Hammurabi in the 18th Century B.C.'

quotes[15]='The Hoover Dam was built to last 2,000 years. The concrete in it will not even be fully cured for another 500 years.'

quotes[16]='Over 30,000,000 Legos were used to construct the attractions and decorations at Legoland in Carlsbad, California.'

quotes[17]='The Statue of Liberty was a gift from the French to the American people to honor the 1876 centennial celebration. It\'s exterior designer was Frederic Auguste Bartholdi, and took 9 years to construct.'

quotes[18]='The first subway was built in London (1860-63) by the cut and cover method.'

quotes[19]='The Empire State building couldn\'t find tenants when it opened. Built at the beginning of the Great Depression -- it opened in May, 1931 -- it was nicknamed the \'Empty State Building.\''

quotes[20]='Sixty percent of the 47,744 mile U.S. Interstate Highway System was built of concrete. Concrete was selected because of its superior durability, safety, higher reflection of light at night, and greater traction.'

quotes[21]='Concrete naturally can support the heaviest loads, such as truck traffic and increasingly larger vehicles like jumbo-jets.'

quotes[22]='Because of concrete\'s light color, concrete reflects from 33 to 50 percent more light than asphalt.'

quotes[23]='By using more heat-reflecting concrete instead of asphalt, Atlanta officials lowered their average city temperature by six degrees!'

quotes[24]='America\'s first concrete street, built in 1891 in Bellefontaine, Ohio, is still in service today!'

quotes[25]='Concrete Pavement consistently serves 20-30 years without needing major repair, while asphalt generally lasts only 8-12 years before resurfacing, or significant repairs are required.'

quotes[26]='There is less deformation with concrete as compared to asphalt and although the initial cost of concrete can be higher than asphalt, concrete usually has a useful life that is twice as long as asphalt.'

quotes[27]='A ten-year survey conducted in the mid-1980\'s of 2,000 miles of municipal streets in Kansas revealed that asphalt pavement was nine times more expensive to maintain than concrete.'

quotes[28]='If America\'s 47,744 mile of Interstate Highways were paved with concrete, 11,000,000 gallons of fuel would be saved EACH DAY!'

quotes[29]='England\'s Stonehenge is 1500 years older than Rome\'s Coliseum.'

quotes[30]='If any of the heads on Mt. Rushmore had a body, it would be nearly 500 ft. tall!'

quotes[31]='The Hoover Dam was built to last 2000 years. The concrete in it will not even be fully cured for another 500 years.'

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