Yes…some are defintely not known to you. So, here are some fun facts to impress your neighbors.
39. In Japan, letting a sumo wrestler make your baby cry is considered good luck.
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38. The actor who was inside R2-D2 hated the guy who played C-3PO, calling him “the rudest man I’ve ever met.”
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37. Sea otters hold hands when they sleep so they don’t drift apart.
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36. In 1986, Apple launched a clothing line.
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35. Between 1900 and 1920, Tug of War was an Olympic event.
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34. The word “unfriend” appeared in print all the way back in 1659.
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33. A baby can cost new parents 750 hours of sleep in the first year.
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32. The Code of Hammurabi decreed that bartenders who watered down beer would be executed.
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31. The American Psychiatric Association’s DSM-V handbook classifies caffeine withdrawal as a mental disorder.
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30. The Dole/Kemp website from 1996 is still up and running.
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29. In 19th-century Britain, opium for babies was marketed under the name “Quietness.”
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28. Google was originally named BackRub.
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27. The SarcMark was invented by Paul Sak to emphasize a sarcastic phrase, sentence or message.
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26. Winston Churchill’s mother was born in Brooklyn.
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25. In 1999, the U.S. government paid the Zapruder family $16 million for the film of JFK’s assassination.
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24. Elmo is the only non-human to testify before Congress.
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23. Mary Todd Lincoln was once asked if Abe had any hobbies. Her reply: “Cats.”
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22. Brazil couldn’t afford to send its athletes to the 1932 Olympics in Los Angeles. So they loaded their ship with coffee and sold it along the way.
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21. Before Stephen Hillenburg created SpongeBob SquarePants, he taught marine biology.
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20. New Mexico State’s first graduating class in 1893 had only one student—and he was shot and killed before graduation.
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19. Before he played Cliff Clavin on Cheers, John Ratzenberger had small roles in The Empire Strikes Back, Superman, and Gandhi.
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18. Before choosing the name “Chiefs,” ownership considered calling the team the Kansas City Mules.
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17. George Washington insisted his continental army be permitted a quart of beer as part of their daily rations.
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16. When Canada’s Northwest Territories considered renaming itself in the 1990s, one name that gained support was “Bob.”
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15. The most shoplifted food item in the U.S. is candy.
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14. In Europe, it’s cheese.
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13. Some cats are allergic to humans.
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12. President Nixon was speaking at Disney World when he famously declared, “I am not a crook.”
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11. After OutKast sang “Shake it like a Polaroid picture,” Polaroid released a statement that said, “Shaking or waving can actually damage the image.”
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10. Nutella was invented during WWII, when an Italian pastry maker mixed hazelnuts into chocolate to extend his chocolate ration.
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9. The Pledge of Allegiance was written as part of a plan to sell flags to schools.
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8. San Francisco 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh played Screech’s cousin on a 1996 episode ofSaved by the Bell: The New Class.
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7. The light emitted by 200,000 galaxies makes our universe a shade of beige. Scientists call the color “cosmic latte.”
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6. Bikini designer Louis Reard said a two-piece bathing suit couldn’t be called a bikini “unless it could be pulled through a wedding ring.”
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5. If your dog’s feet smell like corn chips, you’re not alone. The term “Frito Feet” was coined to describe the scent.
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4. Alaska is so big you could fit 75 New Jerseys in it.
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3. The Scots have a word for that panicky hesitation you get when introducing someone whose name you can’t remember: tartle.
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2. In a study by the Smell & Taste Research Foundation, the scent women found most arousing was Good & Plenty candy mixed with cucumber.
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1. There are roughly 70 ingredients in the McRib.
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