Useless Facts--- interesting
01- 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.
02- Mosquito repellents don't repel. They hide you. The spray blocks the mosquito's sensors so they don't know you're there.
03- Dentists have recommended that a toothbrush be kept at least 6 feet away from a toilet to avoid airborne particles resulting from the flush.
04- The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as substitute for blood plasma.
05- American car horns beep in the tone of F.
06- No piece of paper can be folded more than 7 times.
07- Donkeys kill more people annually than plane crashes.
08- 1 in every 4 Americans has appeared on television.
09- You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television.
10- Oak trees do not produce acorns until they are fifty years of age or older.
11- The first product to have a bar code was Wrigley's gum.
12- The king of hearts is the only king without a moustache.
13- A Boeing 747s wingspan is longer than the Wright brother's first flight.
14- American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating 1 olive from each salad served in first-class.
15- Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.
16- The first CD pressed in the US was Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the USA."
17- Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning.
18- The 57 on the Heinz ketchup bottle represents the number of varieties of pickles the company once had.
19- The plastic things on the end of shoelaces are called aglets.
20- Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin.
21- The first owner of the Marlboro company died of lung cancer.
22- Barbie's full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts.
23- Betsy Ross is the only real person to ever have been the head on a Pez dispenser.
24- Michael Jordan makes more money from Nike annually than all of the Nike factory workers in Malaysia combined.
25- Adolf Hitler's mother seriously considered having an abortion but was talked out of it by her doctor. (Her doctor was a Jew!)
26- Marilyn Monroe had six toes.
27- All U.S. Presidents have worn glasses. Some just didn't like being seen wearing them in public.
28- Walt Disney was afraid of mice.
29- The sound of E.T. walking was made by someone squishing her hands in jelly.
02- Mosquito repellents don't repel. They hide you. The spray blocks the mosquito's sensors so they don't know you're there.
03- Dentists have recommended that a toothbrush be kept at least 6 feet away from a toilet to avoid airborne particles resulting from the flush.
04- The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as substitute for blood plasma.
05- American car horns beep in the tone of F.
06- No piece of paper can be folded more than 7 times.
07- Donkeys kill more people annually than plane crashes.
08- 1 in every 4 Americans has appeared on television.
09- You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television.
10- Oak trees do not produce acorns until they are fifty years of age or older.
11- The first product to have a bar code was Wrigley's gum.
12- The king of hearts is the only king without a moustache.
13- A Boeing 747s wingspan is longer than the Wright brother's first flight.
14- American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating 1 olive from each salad served in first-class.
15- Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.
16- The first CD pressed in the US was Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the USA."
17- Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning.
18- The 57 on the Heinz ketchup bottle represents the number of varieties of pickles the company once had.
19- The plastic things on the end of shoelaces are called aglets.
20- Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin.
21- The first owner of the Marlboro company died of lung cancer.
22- Barbie's full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts.
23- Betsy Ross is the only real person to ever have been the head on a Pez dispenser.
24- Michael Jordan makes more money from Nike annually than all of the Nike factory workers in Malaysia combined.
25- Adolf Hitler's mother seriously considered having an abortion but was talked out of it by her doctor. (Her doctor was a Jew!)
26- Marilyn Monroe had six toes.
27- All U.S. Presidents have worn glasses. Some just didn't like being seen wearing them in public.
28- Walt Disney was afraid of mice.
29- The sound of E.T. walking was made by someone squishing her hands in jelly.
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