Because metal was scarce; the Oscars given out during World War II were made of plaster.
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The average person laughs 13 times a day!
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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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Most people who read the word 'yawning' will yawn!
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In Topeka, KS, no one may sing the alphabet on the streets at night.
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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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California has issued at least 6 drivers licenses to people named Jesus Christ.
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Pierce Brosnan once worked with the circus as a fire eater!
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On some Caribbean islands, the oysters can climb trees.
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The first telephone book was one page long and had only 50 names in it.
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According to U.S. laws, a beer commercial can never show a person actually drinking beer.
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A broken clock is always right twice a day.
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Richard Nixon liked ketchup on his cottage cheese.
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In Holland, you can be fined for not using a shopping basket at a grocery store!
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The most productive day of the workweek is Tuesday.
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Leonardo DiCaprio got his first ?onscreen kiss? from a man!
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In 1659, it was illegal to celebrate Christmas in Massachusetts.
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35% of the people using personal ads for dating are already married!
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Coca-Cola's 'Super Pure' Dasani bottled water is just filtered tap water!
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Keanu Reeves is afraid of the dark.
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Justin Timberlake's half-eaten french toast sold for over $3,000 on eBay!
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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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The G in 'g-string' stand for groin.
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In 1895 Hampshire police handed out the first ever speeding ticket, fining a man for doing 6mph!
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In high school, Robin Williams was voted 'Least Likely to Succeed.'"
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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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To take an oath, ancient Romans put a hand on their testicles?that?s where the word ?testimony? comes from.
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Wheel of Fortune star Vanna White holds the record for putting her hands together approximately 140,000 times to clap.
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Hypnotism is banned by public schools in San Diego.
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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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The Yo-Yo originated as a weapon in the Philippine Islands during the sixteenth century.
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In the original version of Cinderella the slipper was made out of fur, not glass!
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The IRS employees tax manual has instructions for collecting taxes after a nuclear war.
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In Natoma, Kansas, it's illegal to throw knives at men wearing striped suits
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Tablecloths were originally meant to be served as towels with which dinner guests could wipe their hands and faces after eating!
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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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King George I could not speak English!
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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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Slugs have 4 noses!
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For every 'normal' webpage, there are five porn pages.
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Three Mile Island is only 2 1/2 miles long.
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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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Hypnotism is banned by public schools in San Diego.
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One in every 4 Americans has appeared on television!
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Arnold Schwarzenegger?s voice, in the movie 'Hercules', was dubbed.
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Tipping at a restaurant in Iceland is considered an insult.
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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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Harrods have three private wells to supply their water!
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A small airplane can fly backwards.
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40% of women have hurled footwear at a man.
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Kleenex tissues were originally used as filters in gas masks.
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The ?Big Dipper? is known as ?The Casserole? in France.
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Dueling is legal in Paraguay, as long as both parties are registered blood donors.
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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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Bill Gates' house was designed using a Macintosh computer.
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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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Diet Pepsi was originally called Patio Diet Cola.
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The most collect calls are made on Father's Day.
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90 percent of women who walk into a department store immediately turn to the right.
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The dot over the letter 'i' is called a tittle.
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The New York Stock Exchange started as a coffee shop!
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James Bond is also known as Mr. Kiss-Kiss-Bang-Bang.
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A real estate agents rule of thumb: To estimate what a house will sell for, ask the owner what its worth and subtract 10%.
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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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President George W. Bush was once a cheerleader!
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It is illegal to mispronounce 'Arkansas' while in the state of Arkansas!
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Early Romans used to use porcupine quills as toothpicks.
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In the year 2000, Pope John Paul II was named an "Honorary Harlem Globetrotter."!
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About 2/3 of American men prefer boxers to briefs.
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Men laugh longer, louder, and more often than women.
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Mark Twain didn't even make it through elementary school.
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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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Pageant Models often smear Vaseline on their teeth so their lips won't stick when smiling.
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Another name for a Microsoft Windows tutorial is 'Crash Course'!
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Winston Churchill was born in a ladies room during a dance.
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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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President George W. Bush and Playboy founder Hugh Hefner are cousins!
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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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Organized crime is estimated to account for 10% of the United States' national income.
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Walt Disney, the creator of Mickey Mouse, was afraid of mice.
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Dating back to the 1600's, thermometers were filled with Brandy instead of mercury.
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Nearly 10% of American households dress their pets in Halloween costumes.
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If a Lobster loses an eye, it will grow another one.
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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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Approximately $25 million is spent each year on lap dances in Las Vegas.
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Actor Mark Wahlberg has a third nipple!
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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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'Bimbo' is a brand of soft drink manufactured and marketed by Coca-Cola, Inc.
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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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Until the 1960's men with long hair were not allowed to enter Disneyland.
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Malaysians protect their babies from disease by bathing them in beer.
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Is bottled water worth it? 'Evian' spelled backwards is 'naive'.
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Farmers in England are required by law to provide their pigs with toys!
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A baboon called Jackie became a private in the South African army in World War I.
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The first alarm clock could only ring at 4 a.m.
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Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying!
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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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In Cleveland, Ohio it is illegal to catch mice without a hunting license.
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The average office worker spends 50 minutes a day looking for lost files and other items.
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