In the U.S. there is, on average, three sex change operations per day
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The cornea is the only living tissue in the human body that does not contain any blood vessels
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The spray WD-40 got its name because there were forty attempts needed before the creation of the "water displacing" substance
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Coca-Cola was the first soft drink to be consumed in outer space
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There was once a country called Prussia. After World War II, it was divided among Poland, Germany, and the USSR
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The word "maverick" came into use after Samuel Maverick, a Texan, refused to brand his cattle. Eventually any unbranded calf became known as a Maverick
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The name for Oz in "The Wizard of Oz" was thought up when the creator, Frank Baum, looked at his filing cabinet and saw A-N, and O-Z, hence "Oz."
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In the late 1800's, washing machines and butter churners were sometimes powered by dogs walking on treadmills.
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The TV show Doctor Who, when it was popular, had an audience of 110 million people
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The 1988 move "Big" which was directed by Penny Marshall was the first movie by a female director to gross over $100 million domestically
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Every year, Burger King restaurants prepare over 950,000 pounds of bacon for their breakfast customers
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Dalmatian puppies do not have any spots on them when they are born. They actually develop them as they get older
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Some African tribes refer to themselves as "motherhoods" instead of families
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The Pentagon, in Arlington, Virginia, has twice as many bathrooms as isnecessary. When it was built in the 1940s, the ste of Virginia stillhad segregation laws requiring separate toilet facilities for blacks andwhites.
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The glue on Israeli postage stamps is certified kosher
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Every three minutes a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer
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Seven asteroids were especially named for the Challenger astronauts who were killed in the 1986 failed launch of the space shuttle
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People who studies laughter are called a "gelotologists."
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