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| It is possible to drown and not die. Technically the term 'drowning' refers to the process of taking water into the lungs, not to death caused by that process. |
| In ancient Rome it was considered a sign of leadership to be born with a crooked nose. |
| It has been recommended by dentists that a toothbrush be kept at least 6 feet (two meters) away from a toilet to avoid airborne particles resulting from the flush! |
| Inventor Samuel Colt patented his revolver in 1836. |
| The bagpipe was originally made from the whole skin of a dead sheep. |
| Mosquito repellents don't repel. They hide you. The spray blocks the mosquito's sensors so they don't know your there. |
| Because radio waves travel at 186,000 miles per second and sound waves saunter at 700 miles per hour, a broadcast voice can be heard sooner 13,000 miles away than it can be heard at the back of the room in which it originated. |
| Francis Scott Key was a young lawyer who wrote the poem, 'The Star Spangled Banner', after being inspired by watching the Americans fight off the British attack of Baltimore during the War of 1812. The poem became the words to the national anthem. |
| The citrus soda 7-UP was created in 1929; '7' was selected because the original containers were 7 ounces. 'UP' indicated the direction of the bubbles. |
| Titanic was running at 22 knots when she hit the iceberg |
| Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history. Spades--King David, Clubs--Alexander the Great, Hearts--Charlemagne and Diamonds--Julius Caesar. |
| A duck's quack doesn't echo, and no one knows why. (This was challenged and proved wrong by the TV show "Mythbusters") |
| First novel ever written on a typewriter: "Tom Sawyer." |
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