It was during World War II that clothes with elastic waists were introduced. This is because the metal used in zippers was badly needed for the war.
Walmart-mart sells more apparel a year than all the other competing department stores combined.
After the U.S Civil War, about 33%-50% of all U.S. paper currency in circulation was counterfeit.
Thomas Edison, the inventor of the light bulb was afraid of the dark.Thomas Edison, the inventor of the light bulb was afraid of the dark.
The most senior crayon maker Emerson Moser retired after making 1.4 billion crayons for Crayola. It was then that he revealed that he was actually colorblind.
Less than 1% of the women in the world will ever be able to wear a diamond that is the size of a carat or more.
Istanbul, Turkey is the only city in the world located on two continents.
The word Spain means "the land of rabbits."
Pilgrims did not eat potatoes for Thanksgiving as they thought they were poisonous.
In 1983, a Japanese artist, Tadahiko Ogawa, made a copy of the Mona Lisa completely out of ordinary toast.
Bugs Bunny was originally called "Happy Rabbit."
An olive tree can live up to 1500 years.
An acre of trees can remove about 13 tons of dust and gases every year from the surrounding environment.
In 1992, the Antarctic Ozone hole was larger than the continent of North America.
The hog-nosed skunk can spray up to fifteen feet with incredible accuracy.
In one gram of soil, about ten million bacteria live in it.
Thursday, February 09, 2006
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Crap from RC666 at 2:50:00 PM
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