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o Casinos in Las Vegas don’t have clocks in them. o There are no living relatives to William Shakespeare. o The sound of E.T. walking was made by someone squishing her hands in Jell-O o Copernicus was the first person to butter his bread. o The Empire State Building contains more than 10 million bricks. o The #1 TV show of 1961 was a Western called “Wagon Train.” o America’s most popular names for female cats: Samantha, Fluffy, Misty and Muffin. o 39% of Americans think that the best way to get rich is to win a lottery. o On average, American men carry more cash than women do. o The sex organ on a male spider is located at the end of one of its legs. o Even if you cut off a cockroach’s head, it can live for several weeks. o From the bottom of a well, you can actually see the stars during the daytime. o In 60 seconds, your blood makes a complete trip through your body. o Gumby and his friends are sometimes moved as many as 9,000 times in a Gumby film. o You can only see a rainbow in the morning or late in the afternoon. o Chicken soup was considered an aphrodisiac in the Middle Ages. o 60% of American voters say they wouldn’t vote for an atheist. o Most American car horns honk in the key of F. o The world population of chickens is about equal to the number of people. o Women are more likely to go to a psychiatrist then men are. o Over 50% of all Americans believe in UFOs. o According to a Money magazine poll, women like money more than sex. o The Amazon River basin supplies the world with about 40% of its oxygen. o Uranus spins on its side. o Giant paa-aa-aa-ndas bleat like sheep. o Wrinkles have three main causes…the sun, gravity, and facial expression. o The Mentawai tribe of Indonesia file their teeth into sharp points. o The game of marbles dates back to the Stone Age and is found in almost every culture. o There is a British beer called Old Fart. o The medical term for an itchy spot is punctate pruritus. o Pigs have 16 blood types, the most of any animal. Cats have the fewest, with two. o It takes Pluto 248.53 years to travel around the sun. It takes Mercury 88 days. o The Cape of Good Hope was originally named the Cape of Storms. o Last state to abolish flogging as a legal punishment was Delaware in 1972. o When asked to name a color, 60% of any group of people will name the color “red.” o In February 1964 evangelist Billy Graham broke his strict rule against watching TV on Sunday for the Beatles first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show. o Romans cultivated asparagus in 200 B.C. o Last movie ever released on laserdisc: Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace. o The cat was the symbol of liberty in ancient Rome. o In 1977, American car makers recalled more vehicles than they produced. o Leonardo DiCaprio’s first TV appearance was on Romper Room. o Frogs have no ribs. o The term “hacker” was coined at MIT in 1961. o King George III survived two assassination attempts…in one day.