-The first couple to be shown in bed
together on prime time television were Fred and Wilma Flintstone.
-Coca-Cola was originally green.
.
-First novel ever written on a
typewriter: Tom Sawyer.
-If a statue in the park of a person
on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle; if the
horse has one front leg in the air, the person died as a result of wounds
received in battle; if the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person
died of natural causes.
-The name Jeep came from the
abbreviation used in the army for the "General Purpose" vehicle, G.P.
-The highest point in Pennsylvania
is lower than the lowest point in Colorado.
-"Dreamt" is the only
English word that ends in the letters "mt".
-"Underground" is the only
word in the English language that begins and ends with the letters
"und."
-Pearls melt in vinegar
-Peanuts are used in the manufacture
of dynamite.
-Easter Sunday is always the first
Sunday after the first full moon after March 21. (the first day of Spring)
-Maine is the toothpick capital of
the world. It is also the only state whose name is one syllable.
-The space between the 2 front teeth
is called a Diastima.
-Alexander the Great was an
epileptic.
-The two lines that connect your top
lip to the bottom of your nose are known as philtrums.
-The glue on Israeli postage stamps
is certified kosher.
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