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1. Money isn't made out of paper; it's made out of cotton.
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>2. The 57 on Heinz ketchup bottle represents the varieties of pickles the
>company once had.
>
>3. Your stomach produces a new layer of mucus every two weeks -otherwise it
>will digest itself (eeww).
>
>4. The Declaration of Independence was written on hemp paper.
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>5. The dot over the letter 'i' is called a "tittle".
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>6. A raisin dropped in a glass of fresh champagne will bounce up and down
>continuously from the bottom of the glass to the top.
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>7. Susan Lucci is the daughter of Phyllis Diller.
>
>8. A duck's quack doesn't echo ... no one knows why.
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>9. 40% of McDonald's profits come from the sales of Happy Meals.
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>10. Every person has a unique tongue print (no licking at the scene of a
>crime!).
>
>11. 315 entries in Webster's 1996 Dictionary were misspelled.
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>12. The 'spot' on 7UP comes from its inventor who had red eyes. He was albino.
>
>13. On average, 12 newborns will be given to the wrong parents daily.
>
>14. During the chariot scene in 'Ben Hur' a small red car can be seen in the
>distance.
>
>15. Warren Beatty and Shirley MacLaine are brother and sister.
>
>16. Chocolate affects a dog's heart and nervous system; a few ounces will
>kill a small sized dog.
>
>17. Orcas (killer whales) kill sharks by torpedoing up into the shark's
>stomach from underneath, causing the shark to explode.
>
>18. Most lipstick contains fish scales (eeww).
>
>19. Donald Duck comics were banned from Finland because he doesn't wear pants.
>
>20. Ketchup was sold in the 1830s as medicine.
>
>21. Upper and lower case letters are named 'upper' and 'lower' because in the
>time when all original print had to be set in individual letters, the 'upper
>case' letters were stored in the case on top of the case that stored the
>smaller, 'lower case' letters.
>
>22. Leonardo da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other at
>the same time (and multi-tasking was invented).
>
>23. Because metal was scarce, the Oscars given out during World War II were
>made of wood.
>
>24. There are no clocks in Las Vegas gambling casinos.
>
>25. The name Wendy was made up for the book Peter Pan before there was ever a
>recorded person named Wendy!
>
>26. There are no words in the dictionary that rhyme with: orange, purple, and
>silver!
>
>27. Leonardo Da Vinci invented scissors. Also, it took him 10 years to paint
>Mona Lisa's lips.
>
>28. A tiny amount of liquor on a scorpion will make it instantly go mad and
>sting itself to death.
>
>29. The mask used by Michael Myers in the original "Halloween" was a captain
>***k mask painted white.
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>30. If you have three quarters, four dimes, and four pennies, you have $1.19.
>You also have the largest amount of money in coins without being able to make
>change for a dollar ( ... good to know ...).
>
>
>31. By raising your legs slowly and lying on your back, you can't sink in
>quicksand (and you thought this list was completely useless).
>
>32. The phrase "rule of thumb" is derived from an old English law, which
>stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb (sign
>of a true civilized society ... not).
>
>33. American Airlines saved $40,000 in '87 by eliminating one olive from each
>salad served in first class.
>
>34. The first product Motorola started to develop was a record player for
>automobiles. At that time, the most known player in the market was the Victrola,
>so they called themselves Motorola.
>
>35. Celery has negative calories! It takes more calories to eat a piece of
>celery than the celery has in it to begin with. It's the same with apples!
>(guess what I'm buying on my next trip to the grocery store!)
>
>36. Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying!
>
>37. The glue on Israeli postage stamps is certified kosher.
>
>38. Guinness Book of Records holds the record for being the book most often
>stolen from Public Libraries.
>
>39. Back in the mid to late 80's, an IBM compatible computer wasn't
>considered a hundred percent compatible unless it could run Microsoft's Flight
>Simulator game.
>
>40. Astronauts are not allowed to eat beans before they go into space!
>Passing wind in a space suit damages them
>
>2. The 57 on Heinz ketchup bottle represents the varieties of pickles the
>company once had.
>
>3. Your stomach produces a new layer of mucus every two weeks -otherwise it
>will digest itself (eeww).
>
>4. The Declaration of Independence was written on hemp paper.
>
>5. The dot over the letter 'i' is called a "tittle".
>
>6. A raisin dropped in a glass of fresh champagne will bounce up and down
>continuously from the bottom of the glass to the top.
>
>7. Susan Lucci is the daughter of Phyllis Diller.
>
>8. A duck's quack doesn't echo ... no one knows why.
>
>9. 40% of McDonald's profits come from the sales of Happy Meals.
>
>10. Every person has a unique tongue print (no licking at the scene of a
>crime!).
>
>11. 315 entries in Webster's 1996 Dictionary were misspelled.
>
>12. The 'spot' on 7UP comes from its inventor who had red eyes. He was albino.
>
>13. On average, 12 newborns will be given to the wrong parents daily.
>
>14. During the chariot scene in 'Ben Hur' a small red car can be seen in the
>distance.
>
>15. Warren Beatty and Shirley MacLaine are brother and sister.
>
>16. Chocolate affects a dog's heart and nervous system; a few ounces will
>kill a small sized dog.
>
>17. Orcas (killer whales) kill sharks by torpedoing up into the shark's
>stomach from underneath, causing the shark to explode.
>
>18. Most lipstick contains fish scales (eeww).
>
>19. Donald Duck comics were banned from Finland because he doesn't wear pants.
>
>20. Ketchup was sold in the 1830s as medicine.
>
>21. Upper and lower case letters are named 'upper' and 'lower' because in the
>time when all original print had to be set in individual letters, the 'upper
>case' letters were stored in the case on top of the case that stored the
>smaller, 'lower case' letters.
>
>22. Leonardo da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other at
>the same time (and multi-tasking was invented).
>
>23. Because metal was scarce, the Oscars given out during World War II were
>made of wood.
>
>24. There are no clocks in Las Vegas gambling casinos.
>
>25. The name Wendy was made up for the book Peter Pan before there was ever a
>recorded person named Wendy!
>
>26. There are no words in the dictionary that rhyme with: orange, purple, and
>silver!
>
>27. Leonardo Da Vinci invented scissors. Also, it took him 10 years to paint
>Mona Lisa's lips.
>
>28. A tiny amount of liquor on a scorpion will make it instantly go mad and
>sting itself to death.
>
>29. The mask used by Michael Myers in the original "Halloween" was a captain
>***k mask painted white.
>
>30. If you have three quarters, four dimes, and four pennies, you have $1.19.
>You also have the largest amount of money in coins without being able to make
>change for a dollar ( ... good to know ...).
>
>
>31. By raising your legs slowly and lying on your back, you can't sink in
>quicksand (and you thought this list was completely useless).
>
>32. The phrase "rule of thumb" is derived from an old English law, which
>stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb (sign
>of a true civilized society ... not).
>
>33. American Airlines saved $40,000 in '87 by eliminating one olive from each
>salad served in first class.
>
>34. The first product Motorola started to develop was a record player for
>automobiles. At that time, the most known player in the market was the Victrola,
>so they called themselves Motorola.
>
>35. Celery has negative calories! It takes more calories to eat a piece of
>celery than the celery has in it to begin with. It's the same with apples!
>(guess what I'm buying on my next trip to the grocery store!)
>
>36. Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying!
>
>37. The glue on Israeli postage stamps is certified kosher.
>
>38. Guinness Book of Records holds the record for being the book most often
>stolen from Public Libraries.
>
>39. Back in the mid to late 80's, an IBM compatible computer wasn't
>considered a hundred percent compatible unless it could run Microsoft's Flight
>Simulator game.
>
>40. Astronauts are not allowed to eat beans before they go into space!
>Passing wind in a space suit damages them
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