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<< ) The citrus soda 7-UP was created in 1929; "7" was selected because
> > > the
> > > > > original containers were 7 ounces. "UP" indicated the direction
of
> the
> > > > > bubbles.
> > > > >
> > > > > 2) Mosquito repellents don't repel. They hide you. The spray
> blocks
> > the
> > > > > mosquito's sensors so they don't know you're there.
> > > > >
> > > > > 3) Dentists have recommended that a toothbrush be kept at least
6
> feet
> > > > away
> > > > > from a toilet to avoid airborne particles from the flush.
> > > > >
> > > > > 4) The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as substitute
for
> > blood
> > > > > plasma.
> > > > >
> > > > > 5) American car horns beep in the tone of F.
> > > > >
> > > > > 6) No piece of paper can be folded into half more than 7 times.
> > > > >
> > > > > 7) Donkeys kill more people annually than plane crashes.
> > > > >
> > > > > 8) 1 in every 4 Americans has appeared on television.
> > > > >
> > > > > 9) You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching
> television.
> > > > >
> > > > > 10) Oak trees do not produce acorns until they are fifty years
of
> age
> > or
> > > > > older.
> > > > >
> > > > > 11) The first product to have a bar code was Wrigley's gum.
> > > > >
> > > > > 12) The king of hearts is the only king without a mustache.
> > > > >
> > > > > 13) A Boeing 747s wingspan is longer than the Wright brothers'
> first
> > > > > flight.
> > > > >
> > > > > 14) American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one
> olive
> > > from
> > > > > each salad served in first-class.
> > > > >
> > > > > 15) Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.
> > > > >
> > > > > 16) The first CD pressed in the US was Bruce Springsteen's "Born
> in
> > the
> > > > > USA."
> > > > >
> > > > > 17) Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in
> the
> > > > > morning.
> > > > >
> > > > > 18) The 57 on the Heinz ketchup bottle represents the number of
> > > varieties
> > > > > of pickles the company once had.
> > > > >
> > > > > 19) The plastic things on the end of shoelaces are called
aglets.
> > > > >
> > > > > 20) Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin.
> > > > >
> > > > > 21) The first owner of the Marlboro company died of lung cancer.
> > > > >
> > > > > 22) Barbie's full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts.
> > > > >
> > > > > 23) Michael Jordan makes more money from Nike annually than all
of
> the
> > > > Nike
> > > > > factory workers in Malaysia combined.
> > > > >
> > > > > 24) Adolf Hitler's mother seriously considered having an
abortion
> but
> > > was
> > > > > talked out of it by her doctor.
> > > > >
> > > > > 25) Marilyn Monroe had six toes.
> > > > >
> > > > > 26) All US Presidents have worn glasses. Some just didn't like
> being
> > > seen
> > > > > wearing them in public.
> > > > >
> > > > > 27) The sound of E.T. walking was made by someone squishing her
> hands
> > in
> > > > > jelly.
> > > > >
> > > > > 28) Debra Winger was the voice of E.T.
> > > > >
> > > > > 29) Pearls melt in vinegar.
> > > > >
> > > > > 30) It takes 3,000 cows to supply the NFL with enough leather
for
> a
> > > year's
> > > > > supply of footballs.
> > > > >
> > > > > 31) Thirty-five percent of the people who use personal ads for
> dating
> > > are
> > > > > already married.
> > > > >
> > > > > 32) The 3 most valuable brand names on earth: Marlboro,
Coca-Cola,
> and
> > > > > Budweiser, in that order.
> > > > >
> > > > > 33) It's possible to lead a cow upstairs...but not downstairs.
> > > > >
> > > > > 34) Humans are the only primates that don't have pigment in the
> palms
> > of
> > > > > their hands.
> > > > >
> > > > > 35) Ten percent of the Russian government's income comes from
the
> sale
> > > of
> > > > > vodka.
> > > > >
> > > > > 36) The sentence "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog,"
> uses
> > > every
> > > > > letter in the alphabet. (Developed by Western Union to Test
> telex/two
> > > > > communications)
> > > > >
> > > > > 37) Average life span of a major league baseball: 7 pitches.
> > > > >
> > > > > 38) A duck's quack doesn't echo, and no one knows why.
> > > > >
> > > > > 39) The airplane Buddy Holly died in was the "American
Pie."(Thus
> the
> > > name
> > > > > of the Don McLean song.)
> > > > >
> > > > > 40) Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king
> from
> > > > > history. * Spades - King David;
> > > > > * Clubs - Alexander the Great; * Hearts - Charlemagne; *
> Diamonds -
> > > Julius
> > > > > Caesar.
> > > > >
> > > > > 41) Clans of long ago that wanted to get rid of their unwanted
> people
> > > > > without killing them used to burn their houses down-hence the
> > expression
> > > > > "to get fired."
> > > > >
> > > > > 42) Hershey's Kisses are called that because the machine that
> makes
> > them
> > > > > looks like it's kissing the conveyor belt.
> > > > >
> > > > > 43) Only one person in two billion will live to be 116 or older.
> > > > >
> > > > > 44) Snails can sleep for 3 years without eating.
> > > > >
> > > > > 45) Actor Tommy Lee Jones and US vice-president Al Gore were
> freshman
> > > > > roommates at Harvard.
> > > > >
> > > > > 46) The fingerprints of koala bears are virtually
> indistinguishable
> > from
> > > > > those of humans, so much so that they could be confused at a
crime
> > > scene.
> > > > >
> > > > > 47) Months that begin on a Sunday will always have a "Friday the
> > 13th."
> > > > >
> > > > > 48) The Eisenhower interstate system requires that one mile in
> every
> > > five
> > > > > must be straight. These straight sections are usable as
airstrips
> in
> > > times
> > > > > of war or other emergencies.
> > > > >
> > > > > 49) There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar.
> > > > >
> > > > > 50) All of the clocks in the movie "Pulp Fiction" are stuck on
> 4:20
> > > > >
> > > > > 51) A pregnant gold fish is called a twit
> > > > >
> > > > > 52) Rocks explode in microwaves
> > > > >
> > > > > 53) Steam rollers don't actually roll steam
> > > > >
> > > > > 54) 1,111,111 x 1,111,111 = 1234567654321
> > > > >
> > > > > 55) Coca-Cola is better at cleaning your drain pipes than
products
> > like
> > > > > Draino >>
> >
> >
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