- The citrus soda 7-UP was created in 1929. "7" was selected because the original containers were 7 ounces. "UP" indicated the direction of the bubbles.
- Mosquito repellents don't repel, they hide you. The spray blocks the mosquito sensors so they don't know you're there.
- Dentists have recommended that toothbrushes be kept at least 8 feet away from 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 50 years of age or older.
- The 1st product to have a bar code was Wrigley's gum.
- The king of hearts is the only king without a mustache.
- A Boeing 747's wingspan is longer than the Wright brother's 1st flight.
- Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.
- The 1st CD pressed in the U S was Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the USA".
- Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning.
- Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin.
- The 1st 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 a PEZ dispenser.
- Michael Jordan makes more money from NIKE annually than all the NIKE factory workers in Malaysia combined.
- Adolph Hitler's mother seriously considered having an abortion but was talked out of it by her doctor.
- Marilyn Monroe had 6 toes.
- All US presidents have worn glasses. Some just didn't like being seen wearing them in public.
- Walt Disney was afraid of mice.
- The sound of E.T. walking was made by someone squishing her hands in jelly.
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