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The average person falls asleep in seven minutes. The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket. The average secretary's left hand does 56% of the typing. 7-UP was created in 1929; "7" was selected because the original containers were 7 ounces. "UP" indicated the direction of the bubbles. If coloring weren't added to Coca-Cola, it would be green. Dentists have recommended that a toothbrush be kept at least 6 feet away from a toilet to avoid airborne particles resulting from the flush. The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as substitute for blood plasma. No piece of paper can be folded more than 7 times. (Go ahead; try it) 1 in every 4 Americans has appeared on television. You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television. Oak trees do not produce acorns until they are fifty years of age or older. The first product to have a bar code was Wrigley's gum. A Boeing 747s wingspan is longer than the Wright brother's first flight. Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise. Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning. The 57 on the Heinz ketchup bottle represents the number of varieties of pickles the company once had. Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin. Thirty-five percent of the people who use personal ads for dating are already married. The three most valuable brand names on earth: Marlboro, Coca Cola, and Budweiser, in that order. The first owner of the Marlboro company died of lung cancer. The phrase "rule of thumb" is derived from an old English law which stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb. Women blink nearly twice as much as men. Right handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left handed people do. The most common name in the world is Mohammed. It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open. In most advertisements, including newspapers, the time displayed on a watch is 10:10. The Ramses brand condom is named after the great pharaoh Ramses II who fathered over 160 children. It is impossible to lick your elbow. When you sneeze, your heart stops for a millisecond. Wearing
headphones for just an hour will increase the bacteria in your
ear by 700 times. The cigarette lighter was invented before the match. Most
lipstick contains fish scales.
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