~The citrus soda 7-UP was created in 1929; "7" was selected because the original containers were 7ounces. "UP" indicated the direction of the bubbles.
~ Mosquito repellents don't repel. They hide you. The spray blocks the mosquito's sensors so they don't know you're there.
~ Dentists have recommended that a toothbrush be kept at least 6 feet away from a toilet to avoid airborne particles resulting from the flush.
~ The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as substitute for blood plasma.
~ American car horns beep in the tone of F.
~ No piece of paper can be folded more than 7 times.
~ Donkeys kill more people annually than plane crashes.
~ 1 in every 4 Americans has appeared on television.
~ You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television.
~ Oak trees do not produce acorns until they are fifty years of age or older.
~ The first product to have a bar code was Wrigley's gum.
~ The king of hearts is the only king without a mustache.
~ A Boeing 747s wingspan is longer than the Wright brother's first flight.
~ American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating 1olive from each salad served in first-class.
~ Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.
~ The first CD pressed in the US was Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the USA."
~ Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning.
~ The 57 on the Heinz ketchup bottle represents the number of varieties of pickles the company once had.
~ The plastic things on the end of shoelaces are called aglets.
~ Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin.
~ The first owner of the Marlboro company died of lung cancer.
~ Barbie's full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts.
~ Betsy Ross is the only real person to ever have been the head on Pez dispenser.
~ Michael Jordan makes more money from Nike annually than all of the Nike factory workers in Malaysia combined.
~ Adolf Hitler's mother seriously considered having an abortion but was talked out of it by her doctor.
~ Marilyn Monroe had six toes.
~ All US Presidents have worn glasses. Some just didn't like being seen wearing them in public.
~ Walt Disney was afraid of mice.
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