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Sylvia Miles had the shortest performance ever nominated for an Oscar with "Midnight Cowboy." Her entire role lasted only six minutes.
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| Did you know you share your birthday with at least 9 million other people in the world. |
| The word racecar and kayak are the same whether they are read left to right or right to left. |
| The sentence "the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" uses every letter in the English language. |
| Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair. |
| The world's youngest parents were 8 and 9 and lived in China in 1910. |
| Half of all Americans live within 50 miles of their birthplace. |
| The most popular boat name requested is "Obsession". |
| Bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laserbprinters,all were invented by women. |
| Many years ago in England, pub frequenters had a whistle baked into the rim or handle of their ceramic cups. When they needed a refill, they used the whistle to get some service. "Wet your whistle" is the phrase inspired by this practice. |
| In Scotland, a new game was invented. It was entitled Gentlemen Only Ladies Forbidden.... and thus the word GOLF entered into the English language. |
| Your fingernail has the same ingredients as fly poop. |
| Russia's president Putin has worked in the KGB's foreign intelligence service. |
| A day on Mars is about half an hour longer than a day on Earth. |
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