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o Aztec Indians used a breed of small, hairless dogs to keep their feet warm. o There are twice as many heart attacks in winter as in summer. o The average American man owns 22 ties. o Americans eat over 7 billion quarts of popcorn a year.10% of it is eaten on movie theatres. o Florida isn’t the southernmost state in the United States - Hawaii is. o You get more Vitamin C from strawberries than from oranges. o Goats rest, but never close their eyes to sleep. o There are about 800 tombstones in Tombstone, Arizona. o If a black cat crosses your path in Japan, it is considered good luck. o The American slogan “In God We Trust” was not adopted until 1956. o Every single minute, more than 50 acres of tropical rainforests are destroyed. o The heads of a two-headed snake will fight over food, even though they share one stomach. o Divorce rates rise in the winter. o In anonymous surveys, 40% of Americans confessed cheating on their taxes. o The most profitable supermarket aisles: 1. Meat 2. Fresh produce 3. Pet food. o One third of all the fresh water on Earth is in Canada. o An automatic spaghetti-spinning fork was patented in 1950. o America has more senior citizens than teenagers. o In a UCLA study, 87% of the people researchers smiled at smiled back. o Reno, Nevada is west of Los Angeles, California. o There are more teenage girl smokers than teenage boy smokers. o China employed over 6 million people to work on their 1990 census. o You lose half your body heat through your head. o Mai Tai is Tahitian for “the very best.” o Only 1 in 1,000 marriages of 40 years end in divorce. o Garbage collectors and warehouse workers suffer the most on-the-job back injuries. o Spectators drink more than 1,800 gallons of mint julep at each Kentucky Derby. o 40% of car theft victims admit they left their keys in the ignition. o Q. What do California, Delaware, Florida, Oregon, Idaho, Nevada, New Hampshire and Wyoming all have in common? A. They are all cities in Ohio. o Room temperature is 68 degrees F. o The highest point in Pennsylvania is the lowest point in Colorado. o Elvis Presley shared a bed with his mom until he reached puberty. o Orchids release a chemical that makes bees drunk. o Hair grows slower at night. o In golf lingo, a putt on a hilly green is called a “Dolly Parton.” o The first VCR, made in 1956, was about the size of a piano. o It takes about 0.3 seconds to blink. o Gray whales make the longest annual migration of any mammal…12,000 miles round trip. o Marlon Brando was the first actor to refuse an Oscar (for The Godfather in 1932). o The Milky Way galaxy is moving at 170 miles per second. o Cosmic question: Did Adam and Eve have belly buttons? o The word pencil is Latin for “little tail.” o Rabbits and hares never mate with each other. o Melon is from the Greek work for apple.