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Michael Jackson owns the rights to the South Carolina State anthem.
Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning.
Alfred Hitchcock didn't have a bellybutton.
Another name for your pinky finger is the Wanus
The red spot on the 7up cans comes from it's inventor. He was an albino (albinos have red eyes)
In February 2004, a Disneyland employee was killed when he fell from a parade float and was trapped between two float sections. OSHA termed this a serious workplace violation, but Disney was fined only $6, 300.
Each year, more people are killed by teddy bears than by grizzly bears.
In her later years, Florence Nightingale kept a pet owl in her pocket.
There is a new television show on a British cable called "Watching Paint Dry". Viewers watch in real-time. Gloss, semi-gloss, matte, satin, you name it. Then viewers vote out their least favorite.
French author Michel Thaler published a 233 page novel which has no verbs.
Nearly one third of New York City public school teachers send their own children to private schools.
The New York City Police Department has a $3.3 million annual budget, larger than all but 19 of the world's armies.
Each year, sixteen million gallons of oil run off pavement into streams, rivers and eventually oceans in the United States. This is more oil than was spilled by the Exxon Valdez.
An employee of the Alabama Department of Transportation installed spyware on his boss's computer and proved that the boss spent 10% of his time working (20% of time checking stocks and 70% of the time playing solitaire). The employee was fired, the boss kept his job.
Solid structures (parking lots, roads, buildings) in the United States cover an area the size of Ohio.
Physicists have already performed a simple type of teleportation, transferring the quantum characteristics of one atom onto another atom at a different location.
There is a regulation size half-court where employees can play basketball inside the Matterhorn at Disneyland.
The Nike swoosh was designed by a Portland State University student, and purchased by Nike for $35.
A party boat filled with 60 men and women capsized in Texas after all the passengers rushed to one side as the boat passed a nude beach.
One quarter of the bones in your body are in your feet.
The average American drinks about 600 pops a year.
More people use blue toothbrushes than red ones.
The worlds oldest piece of chewing gum is 9000 years old.
Even today, 90% of the continental United States is still open space or farmland.
In 2004, Virgin Atlantic Airlines introduced a double bed for first class passengers who fly together.
In September 2004, a Minnesota state trooper issued a speeding ticket to a motorcyclist who was clocked at 205 mph.
The New York Jets were unable to find hotel rooms for a game in Indianapolis recently because they had all been booked up by people attending Gencon, a gaming convention.
A chef's hat is shaped the way it is for a reason: its shape allows air to circulate around the scalp, keeping the head cool in a hot kitchen.
In England, in the 1880's, "Pants" was considered a dirty word.
Some ribbon worms will eat themselves if they can't find any food.
Ants stretch when they wake up in the morning.
When George Lucas was mixing the American Graffiti soundtrack, he numbered the reels of film starting with an R and numbered the dialog starting with a D. Sound designer Walter Murch asked George for Reel 2, Dialog 2 by saying "R2D2". George liked the way that sounded so much he integrated that into another project he was working on.
Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning.
Alfred Hitchcock didn't have a bellybutton.
Another name for your pinky finger is the Wanus
The red spot on the 7up cans comes from it's inventor. He was an albino (albinos have red eyes)
In February 2004, a Disneyland employee was killed when he fell from a parade float and was trapped between two float sections. OSHA termed this a serious workplace violation, but Disney was fined only $6, 300.
Each year, more people are killed by teddy bears than by grizzly bears.
In her later years, Florence Nightingale kept a pet owl in her pocket.
There is a new television show on a British cable called "Watching Paint Dry". Viewers watch in real-time. Gloss, semi-gloss, matte, satin, you name it. Then viewers vote out their least favorite.
French author Michel Thaler published a 233 page novel which has no verbs.
Nearly one third of New York City public school teachers send their own children to private schools.
The New York City Police Department has a $3.3 million annual budget, larger than all but 19 of the world's armies.
Each year, sixteen million gallons of oil run off pavement into streams, rivers and eventually oceans in the United States. This is more oil than was spilled by the Exxon Valdez.
An employee of the Alabama Department of Transportation installed spyware on his boss's computer and proved that the boss spent 10% of his time working (20% of time checking stocks and 70% of the time playing solitaire). The employee was fired, the boss kept his job.
Solid structures (parking lots, roads, buildings) in the United States cover an area the size of Ohio.
Physicists have already performed a simple type of teleportation, transferring the quantum characteristics of one atom onto another atom at a different location.
There is a regulation size half-court where employees can play basketball inside the Matterhorn at Disneyland.
The Nike swoosh was designed by a Portland State University student, and purchased by Nike for $35.
A party boat filled with 60 men and women capsized in Texas after all the passengers rushed to one side as the boat passed a nude beach.
One quarter of the bones in your body are in your feet.
The average American drinks about 600 pops a year.
More people use blue toothbrushes than red ones.
The worlds oldest piece of chewing gum is 9000 years old.
Even today, 90% of the continental United States is still open space or farmland.
In 2004, Virgin Atlantic Airlines introduced a double bed for first class passengers who fly together.
In September 2004, a Minnesota state trooper issued a speeding ticket to a motorcyclist who was clocked at 205 mph.
The New York Jets were unable to find hotel rooms for a game in Indianapolis recently because they had all been booked up by people attending Gencon, a gaming convention.
A chef's hat is shaped the way it is for a reason: its shape allows air to circulate around the scalp, keeping the head cool in a hot kitchen.
In England, in the 1880's, "Pants" was considered a dirty word.
Some ribbon worms will eat themselves if they can't find any food.
Ants stretch when they wake up in the morning.
When George Lucas was mixing the American Graffiti soundtrack, he numbered the reels of film starting with an R and numbered the dialog starting with a D. Sound designer Walter Murch asked George for Reel 2, Dialog 2 by saying "R2D2". George liked the way that sounded so much he integrated that into another project he was working on.