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Did You Know?
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Aluminum, glass, and paper are the three materials most easy to
recycle.
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According to many studies, chocolate is the number one food craved by
women, but scientists are undecided as to why.
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Aluminum forms one-twelfth of the earth's crust.
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Each year, the average American consumes nearly two 14-ounce bottles
of ketchup. Ketchup is found in 97 percent of U.S. households, beating
salt, pepper, and sugar.
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"The secret to success is sincerity. Once you can fake that, you've
got it made."
- Jean Giradoux
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In Idaho, a citizen is forbidden by law to give another citizen a box
of candy that weighs more than 50 pounds.
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The depression made in the snow by a skier who has fallen backward is
called a sitzmark.
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In the early 1940's, Swiss inventor George de Mestral went on a walk
with his dog... Upon his return home, he noticed that his dog's coat
and his pants were covered with cockleburrs. His inventor's curiosity
led him to study the burrs under a microscope, where he discovered its
natural hook-like shape. This was to become the basis for a unique,
two-sided fastener - one side with stiff "hooks" like the burrs and
the other side with the soft "loops" like the fabric of his pants. The
words"velour" and "crochet."
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During a tornado in Ponca City, Oklahoma, a man and his wife were
carried aloft in the house by a tornado. The walls and roof were blown
away. but the floor remained intact and eventually glided downward,
setting the couple safely back on the ground.
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Daisey Duke is credited for the now fasionable "short shorts".
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