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Post by Paul Hogan on Jul 5, 2007 4:13:46 GMT -5
On April 4, 1974, John Massis of Belgium pulled two New York Long Island railroad passenger cars totaling 80 tons with a thick rope, with a small bit attached, using only his teeth.
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Post by Paul Hogan on Jul 5, 2007 4:41:18 GMT -5
The chances of getting a cavity is higher if candy is eaten slowly throughout the day compared to eating it all at once and then brushing your teeth.
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Post by Paul Hogan on Jul 6, 2007 3:28:14 GMT -5
The first fashion house to be set up was in 1858 by Charles Worth. He opened his store in Paris with the idea of having pre-made gowns presented on models to his customers.
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Post by Paul Hogan on Jul 6, 2007 19:55:09 GMT -5
To make one glass of orange juice, 50 glasses of water are needed to grow enough oranges to make the juice.
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Post by Paul Hogan on Jul 6, 2007 20:26:14 GMT -5
The first fashion house to be set up was in 1858 by Charles Worth. He opened his store in Paris with the idea of having pre-made gowns presented on models to his customers.
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Post by Paul Hogan on Jul 7, 2007 17:23:27 GMT -5
Toronto was the first city in the world with a computerized traffic signal system.
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Post by Paul Hogan on Jul 7, 2007 18:06:57 GMT -5
Tasmania is said to have the cleanest air in the world.
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Post by Paul Hogan on Jul 8, 2007 18:30:25 GMT -5
The average age for both genders for a first sexual experience is 17. ( Sex )
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Post by Paul Hogan on Jul 8, 2007 18:33:16 GMT -5
Turtles can breathe out of their bum holes! Talk about bad breath
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Post by Paul Hogan on Jul 9, 2007 18:49:47 GMT -5
In the 18th century, potatoes were given out as a dessert. They were served in a napkin, salted and hot.
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Post by Paul Hogan on Jul 9, 2007 19:22:22 GMT -5
Kim Basinger's mother had been a champion swimmer who performed water ballets in several Esther Williams movies in the 1940s.
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Post by Paul Hogan on Jul 9, 2007 19:26:19 GMT -5
In the 1920's, Q-Tips were invented by Leo Gerstenzang who got the idea after watching his wife clean their baby's ears with cotton stuck onto a toothpick.
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Post by Paul Hogan on Jul 10, 2007 19:26:01 GMT -5
During his entire life, Vincent Van Gogh sold exactly one painting, Red Vineyard at Arles.
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Post by Paul Hogan on Jul 10, 2007 19:43:17 GMT -5
Pepper was sold as individual grains during the Elizabethan times. The guards at the London docks had to sew up their pockets so they would not steal any of the pepper.
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Post by Paul Hogan on Jul 12, 2007 3:03:38 GMT -5
Trees that are near street lights do not shed their leaves as fast as a tree that is in the country.
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