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10480. Fact
Mel Blanc (the voice of Bugs Bunny) was allergic to carrots
10481. Fact
The smallest fish in the world is the Trimattum Nanus of the Chagos Archipelago. It is only 0.33 long.
10482. Fact
After the U.S Civil War, about 33%-50% of all U.S. paper currency in circulation was counterfeit
10483. Fact
The Burramundy, a fish, grows up as a male, but after 2 years or so, it turns into a female to breed.
10484. Fact
The first product to have a bar code scanned was Wrigley's gum.
10485. Fact
The temperature of the earth's interior increases by one degree every 60 feet down.
10486. Fact
The first household refrigerators cost about $16,000, in today's money.
10487. Fact
The heavy tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773, which caused the Boston Tea Party, resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. Drinking coffee was an expression of freedom.
10488. Fact
Jennifer Aniston's original name is Jennifer Anastassakis.
10489. Fact
Stalks of sugar cane can reach up to 30 feet
10490. Fact
The term devil's advocate comes from the Roman Catholic Church. When deciding if someone should be sainted, a devil's advocate is always appointed to give an alternative view.
10491. Fact
To make one raindrop of water, it takes approximately a million cloud droplets
10492. Fact
More than 99.9% of all the animal species that have ever lived on earth were extinct before the coming of man.
10493. Fact
You are more likely to be killed by a champagne cork than by a poisonous spider
10494. Fact
The stormtroopers in the original starwars are seen in many seen carrying long blasters. On closer inspection you can see that the blasters are actually WWII era German MG42 machine guns (modified slightly).
10495. Fact
The first motion picture copyrighted in the United States showed a man in the act of sneezing.
10496. Fact
The Angel Falls in Venezuela is the highest waterfall in the world, its waters drop from over 3,200 feet.
10497. Fact
The official definition of a desert is any land that where more water evaporates than is acquired through precipitation.
10499. Fact
Underfund and underground are the only two English words which start and finish with und.
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Ivory bar soap floating was a mistake. They had been mixing the soap formula causing excess air bubbles that made it float. Customers wrote and told how much they loved that it floated, and it has floated ever since
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