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| The Nobel Prize resulted form a late change in the will of Alfred Nobel, who did not want to be remembered after his death as a propagator of violence - he invented dynamite. |
| The smallest book in the world is called Chemin de la Cruix. It has 119 pages. It is 2 inches high and 1 1/3 inches wide. The largest book in the world is an atlas which is in the British Museum. It is 5 feet 10 inches high and 3 feet by 6 inches wide. |
| A flute made of bone is the oldest playable musical instrument in the world. It’s a flute carved from a bird’s wing bone more than 9,000 years ago. The flute was discovered with other flutes at an ancient burial site in China. |
| Twenty-Four-Karat Gold is not pure gold; there is a small amount of copper in it. Absolutely pure gold is so soft that it can be molded with the hands. |
| Dart-boards are made out of horsehair. |
| There are 22 stars surrounding the mountain on the Paramount Pictures logo. |
| The total number of dots on a pair of dice is 42. |
| The enigma machine cipher could not encipher a letter as itself. |
| An artificial spider and web are often included in the decorations on Ukrainian Christmas trees. A spider web found on Christmas morning is believed to bring good luck. |
| The Statue of Liberty arrived in New York City in 1885 aboard the French ship "Isere." |
| A diamond will not dissolve in acid. The only thing that can destroy it is intense heat. |
| Because they are sterile, absorbent, the right shape and form-fitting, tampons are excellent first aid for bullet wounds. |
| Formica is made of paper and plastic. |
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