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Sugar was first added to chewing gum in 1869 by a dentist, William Semple.
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In Iceland, a Big Mac costs $5.50.
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A cockroach will live nine days without its head before it starves to death.
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Astronaut Neil Armstrong first stepped on the moon with his left foot.
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A “jiffy” is the scientific name for 1/100th of a second.
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Months that begin on a Sunday will always have a "Friday the 13th."
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In the last 4000 years no new animals have been domesticated.
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Lee Harvey Oswald's cadaver tag sold at an auction for $6,600 in 1992.
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Rats and horses can’t vomit.
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There are about 2 chickens for every human in the world.
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Shakespeare invented the word "assassination" and "bump."
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The glue on Israeli postage is certified kosher.
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Dueling is legal in Paraguay as long as both parties are registered blood donors.
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The Guinness Book of Records holds the record for being the book most often stolen from Libraries.
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A Boeing 747s wingspan is longer than the Wright brother's first flight.
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A duck's quack doesn't echo, and no one knows why.
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Every time you lick a stamp you consume 1/10 of a calorie.
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A healthy (non-colorblind) human eye can distinguish between 500 shades of gray.
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At the height of its power in 400 BC, the Greek city of Sparta had 25,000 citizens and 500,000 slaves.
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80% of burglaries are committed by people aged 13-21.
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The average child recognizes over 200 company logos by the time he enters first grade.
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Frank Lloyd Wright's son invented Lincoln Logs.
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There is a 1 in 4 chance that New York will have a white Christmas.
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Sailfish can leap out of the water and into the air at a speed of 50 miles (81 km) per hour.
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