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o Your right lung takes in more air than your left lung does. o At this moment, the Earth is traveling through space at 660,000 m.p.h. o The Earth spins faster on its axis in September than it does in March. o Women’s heart beat faster than men’s. o Chemically speaking, your blood is very close to sea water. o If you eat 11 pounds of potatoes, you only gain one pound of weight. o A peanut isn’t a nut. o Around the world, more people eat herring than any other fish. o The average American eats 10 lbs. of chocolate a year. o There is a city called Rome on every continent in the world. o The average American eats 26-lbs. of cheese every year. o In 1976, the theme song for the TV show “Happy Days” nit #5 on the Billboard charts. o The Ancient Egyptians had bowling alleys similar to ours. o When Bugs Bunny first appeared in 1935, he was called “Happy Rabbit.” o Pollsters say that 40% of dog and cat owners carry pictures of the pets in their wallets. nd rd o U.S. families fight more about money than anything else. 2 place: kids; 3 place: chores. o In 1962 “Chief,” the last U.S. Cavalry horse was retired. o Bubble gum contains rubber. o The Scott brothers of Philadelphia marketed the first successful toilet paper roll in 1867. o Actor Sean Connery once worked as a coffin polisher and nude model. o Artist Paul Gauguin worked on the Panama Canal in 1887. o The first type of umbrella was invented by the ancient Egyptians to shield the sun. o Famous people from Arkansas: Maya Angelou, Johnny Cash, and Douglas MacArthur. o The Woodstock concert was not held at Woodstock, but at Max Yasgur’s farm in Bethel, New York. o Delmonico’s created the Baked Alaska dessert to commemorate Seward’s purchase of Alaska. o “Can’t act. Can’t sing. Balding. Can dance a little.” - MGM on Fred Astaire’s first screen test. o Mary Jenkins Surratt was the first woman to be executed by the U.S. government. Surratt was hanged in 1865 for conspiracy in the assassination of President Lincoln. o “Try another profession. ANY other.” - A drama school teacher to Lucille Ball in 1927. o Henry Ford was fascinated with Soybeans and used them for automotive paint and parts. o A grand vizier of ancient Persia took his 117,000-volume library with him everywhere. The books were carried on the backs of camels trained to walk in alphabetical order. o Charlie Chaplin’s bowler and cane were sold for $150,000 in 1987. o It’s estimated that a third of all adults have difficulty distinguishing right from left. o Aristotle believed that the most important purpose of the human brain was to cool the blood. o Mark Twain referred to the accordion as the “stomach Steinway.” o Samuel Morse, inventor of the telegraph, was a successful landscape and portrait painter. o Martha Washington was the first American woman commemorated on a U.S. postage stamp. o Queen Isabella of Spain was the first woman to appear on a U.S. postage stamp. o Upon McKinley’s assassination, Teddy Roosevelt became the youngest U.S. president at age 42. o The youngest elected U.S. president was John F Kennedy at age 43. o The oldest U.S. president at election was Ronald Reagan at 69 years old. o “You’ve got mail,” is uttered by Elwood Edwards, is heard an estimated 32 million times a day. o Matthew Webb was the first person to swim the English Channel in 1875. It took about 22 hours.