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Old Sep 26, 2007, 05:40 PM
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Some More Things You May NOT Have Known

1. Money isn't made out of paper; it's made out of cotton.
2. The 57 on Heinz ketchup bottle represents the varieties of pickle the company once had.
3. Your stomach produces a new layer of mucus every two weeks -otherwise it will digest itself.
4. The Declaration of Independence was written on hemp paper.
5. 40% of McDonald's profits come from the sales of Happy Meals.
6. Every person has a unique tongue print.
7. Ketchup was sold in the 1830s as medicine.
8. The 'spot' on 7UP comes from its inventor who had red eyes. He was albino.
9. 315 entries in Webster's 1996 Dictionary were misspelled.
10. On average, 12 newborns will be given to the wrong parents daily.
11. Warren Beatty and Shirley MacLaine are brother and sister.
12. Chocolate affects a dog's heart and nervous system; a few ounces will kill a small sized dog.
13. Most lipstick contains fish scales.
14. Orcas (killer whales) kill sharks by torpedoing up into the shark's stomach from underneath, causing
the shark to explode.
15. Leonardo da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time.
16. American Airlines saved $40,000 in '87 by eliminating one olive from each salad served in first class.
17. There are no clocks in Las Vegas gambling casinos.
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Old Sep 26, 2007, 05:44 PM
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40% of McDonald's profits come from the sales of Happy Meals.

The other 60% comes from TRM! here are some useless facts here are some useless facts here are some useless facts here are some useless facts
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Old Sep 27, 2007, 06:58 AM
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show me the burgers .......show me the burgers
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Old Sep 27, 2007, 10:44 PM
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lol. shark explosion.
ketchup was medicine? yikes. lol
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Old Sep 28, 2007, 09:56 AM
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Kathryn. thank you for this posts. Take care. Soidhonia
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