Amazing Facts - 25

1.Braces were first invented by Pierre Fauchard in 1728. The braces were made by a flat strip of metal, which was connected to the teeth by thread.

2.Marilyn Monroe had six toes

3.There is a town in Texas called Ding Dong. In 1990, the population was only twenty-two people

4.The total volume of mail that went through the Canadian postal system in 1950 was 1,362,310,155 items

5.The highest toll paid by a ship to cross the Panama Canal was by the Crown Princess on May 2, 1993 in the amount of $141,349.97 U.S. funds

6.The name of the famous snack "Twinkies" was invented by seeing a billboard in St. Louis, that said "Twinkle Toe Shoes."

7.The word "Nazi" is actually an abbreviation for Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei, which refers to the National Socialist German Workers Party

8.The unique characteristics of Barbie dolls in Japan are that they have their lips closed with no teeth showing

9.The Coca Cola company offers more than 300 different beverages

10.Neptune was the first planet in our solar system to be discovered by mathematics

11.Five percent of the people who use personal ads for dating are already married

12.Camel is considered unclean meat in the Bible

13.Soldier Field is the oldest field in the NFL

14.In the U.S., over one million gallons of cosmetics, drinks, and lotions are sold that contain aloe in them per year

15.The name Jeep came from the abbreviation used in the army for the"General Purpose" vehicle, G.P.

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