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| Approximately 90 percent of the garlic grown in the United States is grown in California. |
| A human being loses an average of 40 to 100 strands of hair a day. |
| A 60-second kiss burns 26 calories. |
| The oiuja board was invented by Isaac and William Fuld, and was patented July 1, 1892. |
| In an average lifetime, a person produces 10,000 gallons of saliva. |
| The first Wimbledon Tennis Competition took place in 1877 solely as an amateur competition. Men's singles was the only event that took place. There were 22 competitors and the championship was won by Spencer Gore. |
| Statistically one bungee jump is about as dangerous as driving 100 miles in a car. (About a two in one million chance of death) There have been millions of safe bungee jumps, and only a few accidents. Almost every accident was caused by the jumper not being properly connected to the cord or the cord not being properly connected to the jump platform. |
| On February 6, 1971 the first golf ball was hit on the moon by Alan Shepard. |
| Elvis Presley made his first appearance on national television in 1956. He sang Blue Suede Shoes and Heartbreak Hotel on "The Dorsey Brothers Show." |
| Quartz is the most abundant mineral on Earth (about 12% vol.). |
| The first issue of People Magazine, in 1974, cost 35 cents and featured actress Mia Farrow on the cover. |
| Alligators hunt mainly at night when the temperatures rise between April and October(northern hemisphhere). |
| Chocolate syrup was used for blood in the famous 45 second shower scene in Alfred Hitchcock's movie, Psycho, which actually took 7 days to shoot. |
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