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About 3000 years ago, most Egyptians died by the time they were 30.

Truck driving is the most dangerous occupation by accidental deaths (799 in 2001).

There are 54 bones in your hands including the wrists

In October 1959 Elizabeth Taylor became the first Hollywood star to receive $1 million for a single picture. (for Cleopatra)

Original name : william ewart gladstone
Also known as : grand old man of british politics.

Ants don't sleep.

It was once against the law to have a pet dog in a city in Iceland.

In a lifetime, the average house cat spends approximately 10,950 hours purring

In the U.S, Frisbees outsell footballs, baseballs, and basketballs combined.

Original name : vinoba bhave
Also known as : acharya

The University of Plymouth was the first university to offer a degree in surfing

In Wisconsin you are allowed to marry your house.

The scarlet tanager, a songbird native to Illinois, can eat as many as 2,100 gypsy-moth caterpillars in one hour

Winston Churchill was born in a ladies room during a dance.

Swearing at someone over the phone in virginia is punishable by a $100 fine.

There are 60,000 miles of blood vessels in the human body.

Pepsi got its name from the ingredient pepsin, which is said to aid in digestion, however, it is not known

Cheese closes the stomach and should always be served at the end of a meal.

Lizards can self-amputate their tails for protection. It grows back after a few months.

Venus is the only planet in the solar system to spin backwards.

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