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  • Why did Nick's wife ask him to take some sand home?
    because it would be a nice souvenir
  • How much does the geology professor's collection weigh?
    2,722 kilos
  • the fact of finding someone or something fascinating
    fascination
  • How did his collection grow?
    friends started bringing him sand from exotic countries
  • What happened to the moon sand?
    It got stolen
  • an organization to which people who share similar interests can belong
    society
  • What has he done with the big collection that a geology professor gave him?
    he hasn't unpacked it yet
  • unusual and exciting because of coming (or seeming to come) from far away, especially a tropical country
    exotic
  • What does he do with the sand when he gets it?
    he studies it through a microscope
  • to get control of something
    to take over sth
  • How old is the Sand Society?
    almost 40 years old
  • Where did his first collection of sand come from?
    Jamaica
  • What does Nick think will happen to the moon sand?
    It might appear on the black market
  • the study of the rocks and similar substances that make up the earth's surface
    geology
  • to fill an amount of space or time
    to take sth up
  • Why did Nick go to Jamaica?
    for honeymoon
  • How do you know that sand collecting is quite popular all over the world?
    there is a Sand Society with 240 members from 14 countries
  • How big was the Sand Society when it first started?
    it had only six people
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