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DID YOU KNOW:
(Taken from: http://www.berro.com/entertainment/general_interesting_facts.htm)
· No piece of normal-size paper can be folded in half more than 7 times
· The plastic things on the end of shoelaces are called aglets
· Happy Birthday (the song) is copyrighted.
· There are 333 toilet paper squares on a toilet paper roll.
· Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning
· On average, a 4-year-old child asks 437 questions a day
· As of 2006, 200 million blogs were left without updates
· The stall closest to the door in a bathroom is the cleanest, because it is the least used.
· Music can help reduce chronic pain by more than 20% and can alleviate depression by up to 25%.
· 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 leg front leg in the air, the person died as a result of wounds received in battle; if the horse has all 4 legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.
· It has been recommended by dentists that a toothbrush be kept at least 6 feet (two meters) away from a toilet to avoid airborne particles resulting from the flush!
· Plastic lawn flamingos outnumber real flamingos in the U.S.A
· The town of Los Angeles, California, was originally named "El Pueblola Nuestra Senora de Reina de los Angeles de la Porciuncula"
· Tourists visiting Iceland should know that tipping at a restaurant is not considered an insult!
· The oldest known vegetable is the pea.
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