Now you Know

Before 1933, the dime was legal as payment only in transactions of $10 or less.

Before 1941, fingerprints were not accepted as evidence in court.

Before toilet paper was invented, French royalty wiped their bottoms with fine linen.

Ben and Jerry's sends the waste from making ice cream to local pig farmers to use as feed.

Benjamin Franklin lived at 141 Market Street, Philidelphia, PA

Betsy Ross was born with a fully formed set of teeth.

If your fingers or toes get very cold, they can get frostbite.They slowly rot and go black, and have to be cut off to stop the rot spreading.

Betsy Ross's other contribution to the American Revolution, beside sewing the first American flag, was running a munitions factory in her basement.

Between 25% and 33% of the population sneeze when they are exposed to light.

Bill Gates' first business was Traff-O-Data, a company that created machines which recorded the number of cars passing a given point on a road.

Bill Gates house was designed using a Macintosh computer.

Billy goats urinate on their own heads to smell more attractive to females.

'Bimbo' is a brand of soft drink manufactured and marketed by Coca-Cola, Inc.

Bingo is the name of the dog on the Cracker Jack box

Bingo is the name of the dog on the Cracker Jack box.

If your head is chopped off, you can remain conscious for about 25 seconds!

Blueberry Jelly Bellies were created especially for Ronald Reagan.

Bluebirds cannot see the color blue.

An adult human contains enough water to fill three large buckets.

Boanthropy is a disease in which a man thinks he's an ox

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