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7619. Fact
When Scott Paper Co. first started manufacturing toilet paper they did not put their name on the product because of embarrassment.
7620. Fact
Naturalists use marshmallows to lure alligators out of swamps.
7621. Fact
The average amount of time spent kissing for a person in a lifetime is 20,160 minutes
7622. Fact
The Prudential Life Insurance Company in USA stopped using their slogan Own A Piece Of The Rock after Rock Hudson died of AIDS and many jokes where made about him and the slogan.
7623. Fact
Spiders usually have eight eyes, but still they cannot see that well
7624. Fact
When a male skier falls down, he tends to fall on his face. A woman skier tends to fall on her back.
7625. Fact
The dot that appears over the letter i is called a tittle
7626. Fact
In India, a 9-year-old girl was married to a stray dog, which tribal custom requires in order to protect a child whose first tooth appears on the upper gum
7627. Fact
City Ordinance number 352 in Pacific Grove, CA makes it a misdemeanor to kill or threaten a butterfly.
7628. Fact
The movie As Good As It Gets is called Mr. Cat Poop in China.
7629. Fact
In 1968, Abbie Hoffman played with a yo-yo while testifying before a congressional committee. He was found in contempt
7630. Fact
In 1949 UNICEF produced the first charity Christmas card. The picture shown on the card was painted by a seven year old girl
7631. Fact
Most heart attacks occur between the hours of 8 and 9 am
7632. Fact
The female pigeon cannot lay eggs if she is alone. In order for her ovaries to function, she must be able to see another pigeon.
7634. Fact
Ironically, when doctors in Los Angeles, California went on strike in 1976, the daily number of deaths in the city dropped 18%
7635. Fact
More than half the time spent in United States courts is cases that involve automobiles
7636. Fact
On April 6, 1925, the first in-flight movie was shown. It was a silent film and appeared on a Deutsche Luft Hansa flight
7638. Fact
Albert Einstein and Charles Darwin both married their first cousins (Elsa Lowenthal and Emma Wedgewood, respectively).
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Tina Turner's real name is Annie Mae Bullock.
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