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3602. Fact
A coffee tree yields about one pound of coffee in a year.
3603. Fact
Sliced bread was introduced under the Wonder Bread label in 1930.
3604. Fact
There is a word in the English language with only one vowel, which occurs five times: indivisibility.
3606. Fact
The phrase sleep tight originated when mattresses were set upon ropes woven through the bed frame. To remedy sagging ropes, one would use a bed key to tighten the rope.
3607. Fact
The longest river in the world, the Nile, is 4,145 miles long.
3608. Fact
250 to 300 million cell phones are being used in the U.S
3609. Fact
About 20% of bird species have become extinct in the past 200 years, almost all of them because of human activity.
3610. Fact
Until 1857, any foreign coins made of precious metal were legal tender in the United States.
3611. Fact
There was a post office on the Russian space station Mir. Visiting cosmonauts would use unique postal markers to stamp envelopes and other items as having flown aboard the Mir space station
3612. Fact
Brazil is the location of the worlds widest road. 160 cars can drive side by side.
3613. Fact
In Greene, New York, it is illegal to eat peanuts and walk backwards on the sidewalks when a concert is on.
3614. Fact
In Miami, it's illegal for men to be seen publicly in any kind of strapless gown.
3615. Fact
In Springfield, door to door salesman are prohibited from selling their goods while standing in the middle of the road, screaming at passing vehicles.
3616. Fact
Average number of days a West German goes without washing his underwear: 7
3617. Fact
A wind with a speed of 74 miles or more is designated a hurricane.
3618. Fact
Forks weren't widely used in the United States until the 1800s.
3619. Fact
The creators of a new model of Chevys couldn't figure out why their car, the Nova, wasn't selling well in Hispanic countries... until someone pointed out that 'Nova' means 'No go' in Spanish.
3620. Fact
Nazi leader Adolf Hitler had only one testicle.
3621. Fact
Every eleven minutes in the U.S., a woman dies of breast cancer
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