In 2003, the U.S. Government spent about $2,000,000.00 on potato research!
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Music is as addictive to the brain as sex and drugs.
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A jiffy is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second. Thus the saying, I will be there in a jiffy.
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Babies are born without knee caps.
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The mile is Latin for 1,000. The number of paces it took the average Roman!
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Not swinging your arms when you walk increases the effort of walking by 12%, the equivalent of walking 20% faster or carrying a 10 kg backpack.
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According to the New York Times, a study conducted during the 1980's found that men who kiss their wives before leaving for work live longer, get into fewer car accidents, and have a higher income than married men who don't.
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Marlboro cigarettes sold in New York contain more tar and nicotine than those sold in all other states!
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