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| Andy Warhol began as a commercial illustrator. |
| Wrigley's promoted their new spearmint-flavored chewing gum in 1915 by mailing 4 sample sticks to each of the 1.5 million names listed in US telephone books. |
| In M&M candies, the letters stand for Mars and Murrie, the developers of the candy in 1941. |
| For a very brief time in 1964, it seemed that the biggest challenger to the Beatles' phenomenon was the Dave Clark Five. |
| The hamburger was invented in 1900 by Louis Lassen. He ground beef, broiled it, and served it between two pieces of toast. |
| The first ring donuts were produced in 1847 by a 15 year old baker's apprentice, Hanson Gregory, who knocked the soggy center out of a fried doughnut. |
| Americans spend approximately $25 billion each year on beer. |
| The International Space Station weighs about 500 tons and is the same size as a football field. |
| Coffee is the most popular beverage worldwide with over 400 billion cups consumed each year. |
| A chameleon's tongue is twice the length of its body. |
| The largest cockroach on record is one measured at 3.81 inches in length. |
| Australian termites have been known to build mounds twenty feet high and at least 100 feet wide. |
| Ants don't sleep. |
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