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o There are an estimated 2,500,00 rivets in the Eiffel Tower. o King Louis XIV had 264 personal chamber pots in and around the Palace of Versailles. o The answer cube inside a Magic 8-Ball is a 20-sided icosahedron. o The Air Force uses half of the fuel purchased by the U.S. government. o There are 7.5 miles of information on a standard DVD. o The novel Catch-22 was originally titled Cath-18. o Odds that the turkey you’ll eat this Thanksgiving will be a frozen turkey: 75%. o Americium is the name of the radioactive material in smoke detectors. o Bogota, Columbia, introduced a law that required jaywalkers to be publicly ridiculed by mimes. o Welsh coal miners once believed that washing coal dust from their backs weakened their spines. th o Original name of New York’s Park Avenue: 4 Avenue (until they built Central Park). o Movie theatre owners’ pick for 1926 “Actor of the Year”: Rin Tin Tin. o The baseball glove was invented in Canada in 1883. o World’s highest navigable lake: Lake Titicaca. o In its-19 month run, the Pony Express delivered 34,753 pieces of mail. o If a man with normal vision and a color-blind woman have children, the daughter will have normal vision and the sons will be color-blind. o One in 20 married Americans will begin a love affair this year. o An ant’s sense of smell is almost as good as a dog’s. o At 5:51 a.m. EST on August 27, 2003, Mars passed within 34,646,488 miles of Earth the closest it’s come to our planet in 73,000 years. o Cuisine is the French word for “Kitchen.” o Dustin Hoffman’s big break came when Robert Redford turned down the lead role in The Graduate. o During Herman Melville’s lifetime, Moby Dick sold only 3,000 copies. o Brazil and Columbia combined produce 45% of the world’s coffee. o The most popular day for eating out is one’s own birthday. o More than 700 people are struck and killed by falling objects every year. o During one insanity attack, King George III of England ended every sentence with “peacock.” o “Regulation” slug races are held on courses one yard long. o By age 30, the average American has had 7.5 different jobs. o Odds that a cosmetic surgery patient is a woman: 89%. o In Scandinavia, children go trick-or-treating on December 26. o Leading producer of cranberries in the United States: Wisconsin. o 85% of all land in Nevada is owned by the government. o John Lennon’s first girlfriend was Thelma Pickles. o In 1099 Spanish hero El Cid’s dead body was strapped to a horse to rally his troops. o 55% of Americans are registered organ donors. o Air conditioners cause more electrocution deaths per year than hair dryers & power drills combined. o Russell Crowe, David Duchovny and David Arquette enjoy knitting. o There are 240 white dots in a Pac-Man arcade game. o There is a 405 chance that one of your party guests will peek into your medicine cabinet. o Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards listens to Mozart every day. o There are more than 520,000 deer-related traffic accidents every year in the United States. o 1 in 10 hospital patients will contract a disease or infection while in the hospital. o Myrrh is a resin from the dindin tree.