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Post by Paul Hogan on Jun 19, 2007 6:24:21 GMT -5
In Czechoslovakia, there is a church that has a chandelier made out of human bones.
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Post by Paul Hogan on Jun 19, 2007 6:34:12 GMT -5
The 57 on the Heinz ketchup bottle represents the number of varieties of pickle the company once had.
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Post by Paul Hogan on Jun 19, 2007 19:22:33 GMT -5
In 1998, approximately 1.6 billion tree seedlings were planted in the United States. This amounts to about five trees per American.
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Post by Paul Hogan on Jun 20, 2007 23:14:39 GMT -5
Daytime dramas are called Soap Operas because they were originally used to advertise soap powder. In America in the early days of TV, advertisers would write stories around the use of their soap powder
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Post by Paul Hogan on Jun 20, 2007 23:33:44 GMT -5
Franklin Pierce was the first U.S. President to have a Christmas tree in the White House
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Post by Paul Hogan on Jun 21, 2007 19:06:19 GMT -5
Touching and stroking a plant will aid in it growing healthy.
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Post by Paul Hogan on Jun 21, 2007 19:21:47 GMT -5
Colgate faced a big obstacle marketing toothpaste in Spanish speaking countries. Colgate translates into the command "go hang yourself."
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Post by Paul Hogan on Jun 22, 2007 18:20:26 GMT -5
In North America there are approximately 618 roller coasters.
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Post by Paul Hogan on Jun 22, 2007 18:39:52 GMT -5
If all the strawberries produced in California annually were put side by side, they would wrap around the Earth fifteen times.
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Post by Paul Hogan on Jun 23, 2007 19:14:02 GMT -5
It has been medically been proven that laughter is an effective pain killer. Then why do they say laugh till it hurts
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Post by Paul Hogan on Jun 23, 2007 19:29:35 GMT -5
Watermelon is considered a good gift to give a host in Japan and China.
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Post by Paul Hogan on Jun 24, 2007 18:15:19 GMT -5
Thomas Edison designed a helicopter that would work with gunpowder. It ended up blowing up and also blew up his factory.
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Post by Paul Hogan on Jun 25, 2007 18:13:36 GMT -5
The male howler monkey of Central and South America is the noisiest land animal, which can be heard clearly from a distance of ten miles away.
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Post by Paul Hogan on Jun 26, 2007 19:34:26 GMT -5
Worlds Best Drug Sniffing Dogs : A US Customs Labrador named "Snag" has made 118 drug seizures worth a canine record $810 million. The greatest number of drug seizures by dogs is 969 in 1988. IN ONE YEAR! The team of "Rocky" and "Barco" patrolled the Texas and Mexico border, alias "Cocaine Alley." They were so good that Mexican drug lords put a price of $30,000 dollars on their heads.
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Post by Paul Hogan on Jun 26, 2007 19:55:15 GMT -5
In Kentucky, it is illegal to carry ice cream in your back pocket. I wonder how much of a problem that is
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