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Cleopatra married two of her brothers.

The IRS employees tax manual has instructions for collecting taxes after a nuclear war.

The search engine Google got its name from the word ‘googol’, which refers to the number one with a hundred zeros after it.

A dime has 118 ridges around the edge, a quarter has 119.

A one ounce milk chocolate bar has 6 mg of caffeine.

A person infected with the SARS virus, has a 95-98% chance of recovery.

A toaster uses almost half as much energy as a full-sized oven.

A volcano has enough power to shoot ash as high as 50 km into the atmosphere.

About twenty-five percent of the population sneeze when they are exposed to light.

Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.

Albert Einstein was offered the presidency of Israel in 1952, but he declined.

Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar were both epileptic.

All babies are color blind when they are born.

Americans did not commonly use forks until after the Civil War.

An earthquake on Dec. 16, 1811 caused parts of the Mississippi River to flow backwards.

An airplane mechanic invented Slinky while he was playing with engine parts and realized the possible secondary use for the springs.

An apple, potato, and onion all taste the same if you eat them with your nose plugged.

Another name for a Microsoft Windows tutorial is 'Crash Course'!

Antarctica is the only land on our planet that is not owned by any country.

Approximately 25,000 workers died during the building of the Panama Canal, and approximately 20,000 of them contracted malaria and yellow fever.

Astronauts get taller when they are in space.

Babies who wear disposable diapers are five times more likely to develop diaper rash than those that wear cotton diapers.

Babies' eyes do not produce tears until the baby is approximately six to eight weeks old.

Because metal was scarce; the Oscars given out during World War II were made of plaster.

Before toilet paper was invented, French royalty wiped their bottoms with fine linen.

Business.com is currently the most expensive domain name sold for $7.5 million.

Buttermilk does not contain any butter.

By partially filling saucers with vinegar and distributing the saucers around a room, you can eliminate odors.

Canada is an Indian word meaning 'Big Village'.

Children are more allergic to cockroaches than they are to cats!

Common pesticides such as roach, termite, and flea insecticide can be found in the bodies of majority of Americans.

Crayola is a French word that means 'Oily chalk.'"

Duracell, the battery-maker, built parts of its new international headquarters using materials from its own waste.

During World War II, Uncle Ben's was the exclusive supplier of rice to the U.S. Armed Forces.

Each year, there are more than 40,000 toilet related injuries in the United States.

Early Romans used to use porcupine quills as toothpicks.

Fine-grained volcanic ash can be found as an ingredient in some toothpastes.

From the age of thirty, humans gradually begin to shrink in size.

Gardening is said to be one of the best exercises for maintaining healthy bones.

George Washington grew marijuana in his garden.

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