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o The world’s highest tides up to 53’6” are at the Bay of Fundy, Canada. o Canada has the world’s longest coast, 56,453 miles (1% of the world’s 372,384 miles of coast). o The largest pearl ever found is the Pearl of Lao-tze - 14 pounds, 1 oz. (6.37 kg). o BASIC is an acronym for Beginner’s All-Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code. o Ginger works twice as well as Dramamine as a remedy for motion sickness. o All of your body’s functions stop when you sneeze, even your heart. o Blondes have more hair than dark-haired people. o A hippo can outrun a human. o It takes about 200,000 frowns to make a permanent brow wrinkle. o The 3,100-carat Cullinan Diamond was the largest gem-quality diamond before it was cut. o Dogs sweat through the pads of their feet. o A worker bee produces only about 1/12 of a teaspoon of honey in its lifetime. o The first ever income tax was levied in Great Britain was to fund the war against Napoleon. o Lev Bronstein stole his jailer’s passport and thereafter was known as Leon Trotsky. o Before he reunited Italy, Garibaldi lived briefly on Staten Island, working as a candle maker. o No only child has ever been elected president of the United States. o The last country in the Americas to abolish slavery was not the U.S. but Cuba. o Drafts of the Declaration of Independence were written on hemp paper. o Josef Stalin was studying to become a Russian Orthodox priest when he founded Communism. o Ho Chi Minh literally means “one who enlightens.” o Russia’s February Revolution was in March; the October Revolution was in November. o The first child born on The Mayflower was named Oceanus Hopkins. o Before he died, Lenin attacked the despotism and bureaucracy of Communism. o There has never been a North American secretary of the United Nations. o Founded in 1923 in Vienna, Interpol was absorbed into the Gestapo during the Nazi era. o Twenty-six of the 42 men elected U.S. presidents have been lawyers. o Grace Slick named her child “god” with a small “g” because “we’ve got to be humble.” o You can draw a line about 35 miles long with an average pencil. o The elephant is the only animal that has 4 knees. o In Washington D.C. no building can be taller than the Capitol. o In 1977, a 13-year-old boy discovered a tooth growing in his foot. o In Switzerland, it is against the law to slam your car door. o The geographical center of the North American continent is Rugby, North Dakota. o In 1983, a Japanese artist made a copy of the Mona Lisa completely out of toast. o In the early ‘80s, a toad was discovered that meows instead of croaking. o The first known brothel opened its doors in 550 B.C. in Athens, Greece. o The greyhound has the best eyesight of all dog breeds. o About 1 million Americans say they drink Coca Cola for breakfast. o A gorilla lives about 40 years of age. o According to one poll, 50% of American kindergarteners believe TV commercials. o An average lion lives for about 25 years. o Water is heavier than ice. o On the average, a working man spends 8 minutes a day cooking. A working woman spends 50. o In 1984, the National Coca Company of Peru introduced toothpaste with cocaine in it.