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The citrus soda 7-UP was created in 1929; "7" was > > selected because > > the original containers were 7 ounces. "UP" > > indicated the direction of the bubbles. > > > > Mosquito repellents don't repel. They hide you. > > The spray blocks the > > mosquito's sensors so they don't know you're > > there. > > > > Dentists have recommended that a toothbrush be > > kept at least 6 feet > > away from a toilet to avoid airborne particles > > resulting from the flush. > > > > The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as > > substitute for blood > > plasma. > > > > American car horns beep in the tone of F. > > > > No piece of paper can be folded more than 7 > > times. > > > > Donkeys kill more people annually than plane > > crashes. > > > > 1 in every 4 Americans has appeared on television. > > > > You burn more calories sleeping than you do > > watching television. > > > > Oak trees do not produce acorns until they are > > fifty years of age or > > older. > > > > The first product to have a bar code was > > Wrigley's gum. > > > > The king of hearts is the only king without a > > mustache. > > > > A Boeing 747s wingspan is longer than the Wright > > brother's first > > flight. > > > > American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by > > eliminating one olive > > from each salad served in first-class. > > > > Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise. > > > > The first CD pressed in the US was Bruce > > Springsteen's "Born in the USA." > > > > Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at > > waking you up in the morning. > > > > The 57 on the Heinz ketchup bottle represents the > > number of varieties > > of pickles the company once had. > > > > The plastic things on the end of shoelaces are > > called aglets. > > > > Most dust particles in your house are made from > > dead skin. > > > > The first owner of the Marlboro company died of > > lung cancer. > > > > Barbie's full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts. > > > > Betsy Ross is the only real person to ever have > > been the head on a > > Pez dispenser. > > > > Michael Jordan makes more money from Nike > > annually than all of the > > Nike factory workers in Malaysia combined. > > > > > > > Marilyn Monroe had six toes. > > > > All US Presidents have worn glasses. Some just > > didn't like being seen > > wearing them in public. > > > > Walt Disney was afraid of mice