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Fetched: March 11th, 2010, 3:45am EST
The famous aphrodisiac 'Spanish Fly' is made from dried beetle remains!
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Fetched: March 11th, 2010, 3:45am EST
Sterling silver is not pure silver. Because pure silver is too soft to be used in most tableware it is mixed with copper in the proportion of 92.5 percent silver to 7.5 percent copper.
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Fetched: March 10th, 2010, 1:33pm EST
The book of Esther in the Bible is the only book which does not mention the name of God.
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Fetched: March 10th, 2010, 1:33pm EST
William Howard Taft is the only man ever to be President AND Chief Justice. The US Supreme Court appointment came second and was a job Taft enjoyed much more than the presidency.
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Fetched: March 10th, 2010, 1:33pm EST
The only 15 letter word that can be spelled without repeating a letter is 'uncopyrightable'!
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Fetched: March 10th, 2010, 1:31am EST
Bill Gates' house was designed using a Macintosh computer.
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Fetched: March 9th, 2010, 4:48pm EST
The first commercial vacuum cleaner was so large it was mounted on a wagon. People threw parties in their homes so guests could watch the new device do its job.
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Fetched: March 9th, 2010, 4:48pm EST
The squirting cucumber , when brushed by a passerby, ejects its seeds and a stream of poisonous juice that stings the skin.
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Fetched: March 9th, 2010, 4:48pm EST
The name Joshua is Hebrew for 'Jesus'.
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Fetched: March 9th, 2010, 4:48pm EST
58% of women paint their nails regularly.
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Fetched: March 8th, 2010, 7:30am EST
The fastest moon in our solar system circles Jupiter once every seven hours - traveling at 70,400 miles per hour.
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Fetched: March 8th, 2010, 7:30am EST
According to the National Safety Council, coffee is not successful at sobering up a drunk person, and in many cases it may actually increase the adverse effects of alcohol.
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Fetched: March 7th, 2010, 10:09am EST
Pollen never deteriorates. It is one of the few natural substances that lasts indefinitely.
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Fetched: March 7th, 2010, 10:09am EST
To have your picture taken by the very first camera you would have had to sit still for 8 hours!
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Fetched: March 7th, 2010, 10:09am EST
70% of us drink orange juice daily.
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Fetched: March 7th, 2010, 10:09am EST
More types of fish live in one Amazon River tributary than in all the rivers in North America combined.
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Fetched: March 6th, 2010, 4:18am EST
Kathleen Turner was the voice of Jessica Rabbit, and Amy Irving was her singing voice.
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Fetched: March 6th, 2010, 4:18am EST
75% of people wash from top to bottom in the shower.
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Fetched: March 6th, 2010, 4:18am EST
The writers of The Simpsons have never revealed what state Springfield is in.
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Fetched: March 6th, 2010, 4:18am EST
When Franklin D. Roosevelt died on April 12, 1945, Harry Truman became the first U.S. President to take office in the midst of a war.