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o Grape-Nuts cereal was once advertised as an aid to sobriety. o Sunlight can penetrate clean ocean water to a depth of 240 feet. th o Canada has the 4 -lowest population density in the world. o In early Colonial times, pumpkins were used for the crust of pies, not the filling. o The only formal qualification to be appointed the Florida executioner is to be at least 18 years old. o An athletic shoe can stay afloat in the ocean for 10 years. It’s still wearable after 3. o A house in the United States catches fire every 45 seconds. o The average iceberg weighs 20 million tons. o 105 million votes were cast in the 2000 U.S. presidential election, 65 million votes were cast for the 2004 American Idol finalists. o The clitellum is the swollen, light-colored section seen on earthworms. o Princess Diana was 1/64 Armenian. o The average American uses paper and wood equivalent to one 100-foot tree every year. o Cicadas vibrate their bodies 500 times per second. o Benito Mussolini was expelled from school for stabbing another kid in the buttocks. o Producer Robert Stigwood came up with “The Bee Gees.” The band preferred “Rupert’s World.” o Typo on the cover of Time magazine on March 21, 1983: “New Plan for Arms Contol.” o In Nepal, rubbing yogurt on your forehead on your birthday is said to bring good luck. o Shaquille O’Neal was sworn in as a Miami Beach reserve police officer on December 8, 2005. o A one-way ticket on the Hindenburg cost $400 in 1936. o An olf is a unit of indoor odor equal to one day’s effluence from a sedentary human. o Because of Saturn’s tilt and the thickness of its rings, every 14 years the rings seem to disappear. o The United States has over 500 different types of fast-food chains. o The walrus has only one known natural predator - the orca. o Technically speaking, “midday” is the exact moment the Sun crosses the local meridian. o People most often killed during bank robberies: The robbers. o Over a lifetime, a college graduate can expect to earn $1 million more than a high school grad. o Flying fish can swim - and glide through the air - as fast as 45 mph (72.4 kph). o Fewer than 100 major Hollywood movies have been directed by women. o Verminus was the Roman god who protects cows against worms. o Kenny G.’s real last name is Gorelick. o Space officially begins 62 miles up. o U.S. parents average 38 minutes per week in “meaningful conversation” with their kids. o A bar of gold the size of a matchbox can be flattened into a sheet the size of a tennis court. o A dog’s normal body temperature is 101.2 degrees F. o It takes an average American 40 days to make enough money to pay for a year’s worth of food. o In computer lingo, a nibble is half of a byte, or four bits. o Garlic is a member of the lily family. So are onions. o Before becoming an actor, Humphrey Bogart was a professional chess player. o Ocean water contains traces of gold. o What sets the 1908 Olympics apart from all others? Motor boating was an Olympic event. o An average Super Bowl party has 18 people. o Scientists have no idea why dogs bury bones, o The ancient Romans had soft drinks. They were made with root juices and water, o On October 4, 1957 Sputnik was launched and Leave It to Beaver debuted on TV.