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| On July 28th, 1945, a US Army bomber crashed into the 79th floor of New York's Empire State Building, killing 14 people. |
| In 18th century England, macaroni was a synonym for perfection and excellence. That's why, for example, the feather in Yankee Doodle's cap was called "macaroni." In fact, the word "macaroni" means "dearest darlings" in Italian. |
| George Washington's favorite horse was named Lexington. Napoleon's favorite was Marengo. U.S. Grant had three favorite horses: Egypt, Cincinnati, and Jeff Davis. |
| A father sea catfish keeps the eggs of his young in his mouth until they are ready to hatch. He will not eat until his young are born, which may take several weeks. |
| There are more than 50 different kinds of kangaroos. |
| According to German researchers, the risk of heart attack is higher on Monday than any other day of the week. |
| Everyone thinks it was Whitcomb Judson who invented the zipper but it was really Elias Howe. Elias was so busy inventing the sewing machine that he didn't get around to selling his zipper invention which he called a "clothing closure". |
| The only time the human population declined was in the years following 1347, the start of the epidemic of the plague 'Black Death' in Europe. |
| Sailor, Dead Leaf, Paper Kite, Blue Striped Crow, Julia and Great Egg Fly are all names of butterflies. |
| The only bone in the human body not connected to another is the hyoid, a V-shaped bone located at the base of the tongue between the mandible and the voice box. Its function is to support the tongue and its muscles. |
| A cat can run about 20 kilometres per hour (12 miles per hour) when it grows up. |
| The longest MONOPOLY game ever played was 1,680 hours - that's 70 straight days! |
| After spending hours working at a computer display, look at a blank piece of white paper. It will probably appear pink. |
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