The ?Big Dipper? is known as ?The Casserole? in France.
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In the year 2000, Pope John Paul II was named an "Honorary Harlem Globetrotter."!
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Originally, Jack-O-Lanterns were made from turnips.
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In Topeka, KS, no one may sing the alphabet on the streets at night.
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Harrods have three private wells to supply their water!
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Keanu Reeves is afraid of the dark.
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Coca-Cola's 'Super Pure' Dasani bottled water is just filtered tap water!
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If you yelled for 8 years, 7 months and 6 days, you would have produced enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee.
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Q-Tip Cotton Swabs were originally called Baby Gays.
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The can opener was invented 48 years after the can.
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On some Caribbean islands, the oysters can climb trees.
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If you flip a coin ten times, the odds against its coming up with the same side showing each time are 1,023 to 1.
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Farmers in England are required by law to provide their pigs with toys!
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During his lifetime, artist Vincent Van Gogh only sold one of his paintings.
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Yahoo! was originally called 'Jerry's Guide to the World Wide Web'.
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Jean -Claude Van Damme learned to speak English by watching the cartoon 'The Flintstones.'"
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20252 is Smokey the Bear's own zip code.
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The American Automobile Association was founded for the sole purpose of warning motorists of police speed traps!
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In Holland, you can be fined for not using a shopping basket at a grocery store!
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Because metal was scarce; the Oscars given out during World War II were made of plaster.
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Club Direct, a travel insurance company in Britain, provides insurance plans for protection from falling coconuts.
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Walt Disney, the creator of Mickey Mouse, was afraid of mice.
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Early Romans used to use porcupine quills as toothpicks.
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In the original version of Cinderella the slipper was made out of fur, not glass!
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The G in 'g-string' stand for groin.
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The average office worker spends 50 minutes a day looking for lost files and other items.
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40% of women have hurled footwear at a man.
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It is estimated that millions of trees in the world are accidentally planted by squirrels who bury nuts and then forget where they hid them!
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Tipping at a restaurant in Iceland is considered an insult.
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In Natoma, Kansas, it's illegal to throw knives at men wearing striped suits
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During the 1600's, boys and girls in England wore dresses until they were about seven years old.
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If you put a raisin in a fresh glass of champagne, it will rise and fall continuously.
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Justin Timberlake's half-eaten french toast sold for over $3,000 on eBay!
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Leonardo DiCaprio got his first ?onscreen kiss? from a man!
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Castor oil is used as a lubricant in jet planes.
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Kermit the frog delivered the commencement address at Southampton College located in the state of New York in 1996.
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It is illegal to mispronounce 'Arkansas' while in the state of Arkansas!
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Dueling is legal in Paraguay, as long as both parties are registered blood donors.
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90 percent of women who walk into a department store immediately turn to the right.
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Kleenex tissues were originally used as filters in gas masks.
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Until the 1960's men with long hair were not allowed to enter Disneyland.
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Al Capone's business card said he was a used furniture dealer.
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Is bottled water worth it? 'Evian' spelled backwards is 'naive'.
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Beelzebub is Hebrew for 'Lord of the Flies'.
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A baboon called Jackie became a private in the South African army in World War I.
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In Nebraska, It is illegal for bar owners to sell beer unless they are simultaneously brewing a kettle of soup.
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A snail can sleep for three years.
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85% of all Valentine's Day cards are purchased by women!
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In 1659, it was illegal to celebrate Christmas in Massachusetts.
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Hypnotism is banned by public schools in San Diego.
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If you counted 24 hours a day, it would take 31,688 years to reach one trillion!
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President George W. Bush was once a cheerleader!
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Mark Twain didn't even make it through elementary school.
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Organized crime is estimated to account for 10% of the United States' national income.
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Research indicates that plants grow healthier when they are stroked.
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King George I could not speak English!
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Three Mile Island is only 2 1/2 miles long.
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The mask used by Michael Myers in the original 'Halloween' was actually a Captain Kirk mask painted white.
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In 1976 an LA secretary named Jannene Swift officially married a 50 pound rock in a ceremony witnessed by more than 20 people.
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Frozen lobsters can come back to life when thawed!
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The Yo-Yo originated as a weapon in the Philippine Islands during the sixteenth century.
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Mailing an entire building has been illegal in the U.S. since 1916 when a man mailed a 40,000-ton brick house across Utah to avoid high freight rates.
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In 1998, Sony accidentally sold 700,000 camcorders that had the technology to see through people's clothes.
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Queen Elizabeth II has a rubber duck in her private bath with an inflatable crown.
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The first alarm clock could only ring at 4 a.m.
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For every 'normal' webpage, there are five porn pages.
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The first telephone book was one page long and had only 50 names in it.
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Dating back to the 1600's, thermometers were filled with Brandy instead of mercury.
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Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch procejt at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosnt mttaer waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter b
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Another name for a Microsoft Windows tutorial is 'Crash Course'!
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According to legend, there is a Superman in every episode of Seinfeld.
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The IRS employees tax manual has instructions for collecting taxes after a nuclear war.
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Richard Nixon liked ketchup on his cottage cheese.
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Most people who read the word 'yawning' will yawn!
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The most collect calls are made on Father's Day.
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'Bimbo' is a brand of soft drink manufactured and marketed by Coca-Cola, Inc.
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The octopus' testicles are located in its head.
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Hypnotism is banned by public schools in San Diego.
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In Athens, Greece, a driver's license can be taken away by law if the driver is deemed either unbathed or poorly dressed.
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Pinocchio is Italian for "pine eye"!
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It is estimated that at any one time, 0.7% of the world's population are drunk.
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When Scott Paper Company first started manufacturing toilet paper they did not put their name on the product because of embarrassment.
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In high school, Robin Williams was voted 'Least Likely to Succeed.'"
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At age 18, the Queen of England was a mechanic for the British Military.
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Children laugh about 400 times a day, while adults laugh on average only 15 times a day.
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Attics were invented in Attica.
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If Wal-Mart was classified as a country, it would be the 24th most productive country in the world.
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An albatross can sleep while it flies!
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In Cleveland, Ohio it is illegal to catch mice without a hunting license.
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The average person laughs 13 times a day!
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Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying!
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The most productive day of the workweek is Tuesday.
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During his lifetime, Herman Melville's Moby Dick sold only 50 copies.
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Nearly 10% of American households dress their pets in Halloween costumes.
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The dot over the letter 'i' is called a tittle.
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According to U.S. laws, a beer commercial can never show a person actually drinking beer.
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One in every 4 Americans has appeared on television!
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The Main Library at Indiana University sinks over an inch every year because when it was built, engineers failed to take into account the weight of all the books that would occupy the building.
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Slugs have 4 noses!
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A Citreon 2CV with an oil leak once travelled 500 miles through Italy after its gearbox was filled with bananas!
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