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Because of the speed at which the sun moves, it is impossible for a solar eclipse to last more than 7 minutes and 58 seconds.

Bruce Lee was the Hong Kong 'cha cha' dance champion in 1958. He was also an American born in San Francisco and had a German grandfather.

The country of Bolivia is named after a fighter Simon Bolivar

The first building with an elevator was the six-story 130-foot Equitable Life Building in New York. It was built in 1870.

Another word for hiccups is singultus.

The word toy comes from an old English word that means tool.

Duffel bags are named after a town of Duffel, Belgium, where they were first made.

In 32 years. there are about 1 billion seconds.

Research on pigs led to the development of CAT scans.

Cryptorchidism is a medical condition in which one or both testes have not descended properly.

Ten percent of the Russian government's income comes from the sale ofvodka.

Harrison Ford is the only actor whose ten highest grossing movies have each earned at least $200 million.

10 percent of all human beings ever born are alive at this very moment.

Ancient Romans at one time used human urine as an ingredient in their toothpaste

Uranus? winter and summer seasons last the equivalent of 21 Earth years

Conception occurs more often in December than any other month.

Studies have shown that by putting on slow background music it can make a person eat food at a slower rate

Billiards used to be so popular at one time that cigarette cards were issued featuring players

Honey is the only food that doesn't spoil.

More than 100 pizza box-related patents have been issued since 1976.

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