40 things you should know
 

40 things you should know
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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.
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> > 3. Your stomach produces a new layer of mucus every two weeks
> otherwise it will digest itself. (Yuk)
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> > 4. The Declaration of Independence was written on hemp paper.
> (This I did know)
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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. (That's a shocker!)
> >huh...this I can't believe, I know Susan Lucci's daughter is on Passions
> Soap Opera as Gwen.
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> > 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 sale of Happy Meals.
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> > 10. Every person has a unique tongue print (Who discovered that
> one?)
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> > 11. 315 entries in Webster's 1996 Dictionary were misspelled.
> (They must not have used Spellck)
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> > 12. The 'spot' on 7UP comes from its inventor who had red eyes. He
> was albino.
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> > 13. On average, 12 newborns will be given to the wrong parents
> daily.
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> > 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.

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> > 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. ( I thought this was
> different)
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> > 19. Donald Duck comics were banned from Finland because he doesn't
> wear pants.
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> > 20. Ketchup was sold in the 1830s as medicine.(Maybe they put booze
> in it then)
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> > 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.
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> > 22. Leonardo Da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the
> other at the same time.
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> > 23. Because metal was scarce, the Oscars given out during World War
> II were made of wood.
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> > 24. There are no clocks in Las Vegas gambling casinos. (been there
> but don't remember)
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> > 25. The name Wendy was made up for the book Peter Pan,
> > there was never a recorded Wendy before!
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> >26. There are no words in the dictionary that rhyme with: orange,
> purple and silver!
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> >27. Leonardo Da Vinci invented scissors. Also, it took him 10 years to
> paint Mona Lisa's lips
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> >28. A tiny amount of liquor on a scorpion will make it instantly go
> mad and sting itself to death
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> >29. The mask used by Michael Myers in the original "Halloween" was a
> Captain Kirk mask painted white
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> >30. If you have three quarters, four dimes, and four pennies, you have
> $1.19You also have the largest amount of money in coins without being able
> to make change for a dollar.
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> >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).
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> >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.
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> >33. American Airlines saved $40,000 in '87 by eliminating one olive
> from each salad served in first class.
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> >34. The first product Motorola started to develop was a record player
> for automobiles. At that time, the most known player on the market was the
> >Victrola, so they called themselves Motorola
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> >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!
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> >36. Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying! (so
> will holding a piece of bread in your mouth)
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> >37. The glue on Israeli postage stamps is certified kosher.
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> >38. Guinness Book of Records holds the record for being the book most
> often stolen from Public Libraries.
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> >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..
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> >40. Astronauts are not allowed to eat beans before they go into space
> >because passing wind in a space suit damages them.
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> > I can't believe I have made it this far in life unaware of these
> >"facts"!!!

lol...me either...thanks for brightening up my day a little :)

Susan Lucci is not Phyllis Dillards daughter according Snoop.com . ;)

LOL..I had always heard that Heinz 57 got its name because it took them 57 times to get the recipe and taste they wanted just right. LOL

Also, if you tap the embossed "57" on a Heinz bottle, the ketchup comes out easier. Try it sometime. It definitely works.

This was interesting. Thanks!

Very interesting.......I think I'm gonna have to try some of these.......like the raisin in the champagne

Very interesting! Thanks for sharing!

that info is awesome! I love wierd info! I am going to have to try the raisen thing.

wow susan lucci and phyliis diller!

12 childern a day are given to the wrong parents! How sad

ewww fishscales in lipstick? I wonder what purpose it serves?

Thanks for the laughs. Where did you find those?

Judy

Now we know....thanks!
Teri:animal-pa

Someone once told me this-supposedly it's what makes it iridecent and shiny, and contains proteins that bind the lipstick compound together.