1.It would take about fourteen and half million notes of currency to build a mile high stack
2.Chinese Crested dogs can get acne
3.It costs about 3 cents to make a $1 bill in the United States
4.Colgate faced a big obstacle marketing toothpaste in Spanish speaking countries. Colgate translates into the command "go hang yourself."
5.The cross bow was invented by the Chinese and records of its usage goes back to as far as the Three Kingdom Period (220 a.d.-280 a.d.).
6.It is estimated that by the end of 2000, there has been 142,600 tonnes of gold mined in the world
7.One-third pound stalk of broccoli contains more vitamin C than 204 apples
8.The Flintstones cartoon was the first thirty-minute cartoon to be aired during prime time
9.The abbreviation Xmas for the word Christmas is of Greek origin. Since the word for Christ in the Greek language is Xristos, which starts with the letter "X," they started putting the X in place of Christ and came up with the short form for the word Christmas
10.Dipsomania refers to an insatiable craving for alcoholic beverages
11.China has more English speakers than the United States
12.Pitcher Darold Knowles once pitched all seven games of one World Series
13.In a day, kids in the U.S. that are between the ages of 2 - 8 spend 28 minutes of their time coloring
14.The Ancient Greek women made a type of cheek blush by painting their cheeks with herbal pastes which was made out of crushed berries and seeds
15.Herbert Hoover, who was the 31st president of the United Stated, turned over all the Federal salary checks he received to charity during the 47 years he was in government
2.Chinese Crested dogs can get acne
3.It costs about 3 cents to make a $1 bill in the United States
4.Colgate faced a big obstacle marketing toothpaste in Spanish speaking countries. Colgate translates into the command "go hang yourself."
5.The cross bow was invented by the Chinese and records of its usage goes back to as far as the Three Kingdom Period (220 a.d.-280 a.d.).
6.It is estimated that by the end of 2000, there has been 142,600 tonnes of gold mined in the world
7.One-third pound stalk of broccoli contains more vitamin C than 204 apples
8.The Flintstones cartoon was the first thirty-minute cartoon to be aired during prime time
9.The abbreviation Xmas for the word Christmas is of Greek origin. Since the word for Christ in the Greek language is Xristos, which starts with the letter "X," they started putting the X in place of Christ and came up with the short form for the word Christmas
10.Dipsomania refers to an insatiable craving for alcoholic beverages
11.China has more English speakers than the United States
12.Pitcher Darold Knowles once pitched all seven games of one World Series
13.In a day, kids in the U.S. that are between the ages of 2 - 8 spend 28 minutes of their time coloring
14.The Ancient Greek women made a type of cheek blush by painting their cheeks with herbal pastes which was made out of crushed berries and seeds
15.Herbert Hoover, who was the 31st president of the United Stated, turned over all the Federal salary checks he received to charity during the 47 years he was in government
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