Interesting Facts

Fact Page: The worlds oldest piece of chewing gum is over 9000 years old!
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Fact Page: The symbol on the 'pound' key (#) is called an octothorpe.
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Fact Page: The song 'Strawberry Fields Forever', sung by the Beatles, refers to an orphanage located in Liverpool.
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Fact Page: The odds of being killed by falling out of bed are one in two million.
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Fact Page: The New York Stock Exchange started as a coffee shop!
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Fact Page: The most collected calls are made on Father's Day.
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Fact Page: The largest diamond ever found was an astounding 3,106 carats!
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Fact Page: The first household refrigerators cost about $16,000, in today's money!
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Fact Page: The cruise liner, 'Queen Elizabeth 2', moves only six inches for each gallon of diesel that it burns.
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Fact Page: The best recorded distance for projectile vomiting is 27 feet.
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Fact Page: The Bank of America was originally the Bank of Italy!
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Fact Page: The ashes of the average cremated person weigh nine pounds.
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Fact Page: Stilts were invented by French shepherds who needed a way to get around in wet marshes.
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Fact Page: Seaweed can grow up to 12 inches per day!
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Fact Page: Pollen never deteriorates. It is one of the few natural substances that lasts indefinitely.
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Fact Page: On average, 100 people choke to death on ballpoint pens every year.
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Fact Page: No piece of square dry paper can be folded more than 7 times in half!
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Fact Page: Ninety-nine percent of pumpkins sold in the United States are for the sole purpose of decoration.
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Fact Page: Most lipstick contains fish scales!
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Fact Page: More than 50% of Americans fall asleep on their sides.
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