The papaya tree is known as "the medicinal tree" in some cultures because it?s seeds and leaves have been used as ingredients in different medicines
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Mummy powder was once thought to be a cure for all remedies. English men used to carry the powder with them in a tiny bag wherever they went
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With winds of 50 miles per hour, The Statue of Liberty sways three inches and the torch sways five inches
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A dog by the name of Laika was launched into space aboard the Russian spacecraft Sputnik 2 in 1957
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The smile is the most frequently used facial expression. A smile can use anywhere from a pair of 5 to 53 facial muscles
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In the United States, approximately 50 million people fish per year
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The list of ingredients that make up lipstick include fish scales
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The world population of chickens is about equal to the number of people
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When baby sharks are born, they swim away from their mothers right away and are on there own. In fact, their mothers might see them as prey
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Ringo Starr appeared in a Japanese advertisement for apple sauce. Ironically his name means "apple sauce" in Japanese
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In the U.S., the sport that causes the most injuries among the age group of 15-24 is basketball
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The United States has paved enough roads to circle the Earth over 150 times.
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There are more than 250,000 rivers in the United States, which amounts to 3.5 million miles of rivers
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Close to fifty percent of the bacteria in the mouth lives on the surface of our tongue
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Some toothpastes and deodorants contain the same chemicals found in antifreeze
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In 1884, Dr. Hervey D. Thatcher invented the milk bottle.
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The airplane Buddy Holly died in was the "American Pie." (Thus the nameof the Don McLean song.)
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The amount of blood a female mosquito drinks per serving is five millionths of a liter
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The first theatre to show motion pictures was the Nickelodeon on June 19, 1905 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was opened by Harry Davis on Smithfield Street
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