40 things you may haven't known
1. Money isn't made of paper, it's made out of cotten!
2. The 57 on a Heinz ketchup bottle represents the varieties of pickle's the company once had.
3. Your stomach produces a new layer of mucus every 2 weeks, otherwise it will digest it's self.
4. The Declaration of Independece was made out of hemp paper.
5. The dot over the "i" is called a tittle.
6. A rasin dropped in a glass of fresh champaign will bounce up and down continuously from the bottom of the glass.
7. Susan Lucci is the daughter of Phyllis Diller.
8. A ducks quack isn't an echo, no one knows why.
9. 40% of Mcdonalds profits come from Happy Meals.
10. Every person has a unique tongue print.
11. The spot of 7UP comes from its inventor who had red eyes.  He was albino.
12. 315 entries in Webster's 1996 Dictionary was misspelled.
13. During the Chariot scene in "Ben Hur" a small red car can be seen in the distance.
14. On average, 12 newborns will be given the the wrong parents daily.
15. Warren Beatty and Shirley MacLaine are brother and sister.
16. Chocolate effects dog's heart and nervous system, a few ounces will kill a small dog.
17. Most lipstick contains fish scales.
18. Orcas (killer whales) kill sharks by torpedoeing up into a sharks stomach from underneath, causing the shark to explode.
19. Donald Duck commics were banned from Finland because he doesnt wear pants.
20. Ketchup was sold in the 1830s as medicine.
21. Leonardo Da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other.
22. Because metal was scarce, the Oscars during World War 2 were made of wood.
23. American Airlines saved 40,000 dollars in 87' by eliminating 1 olive in the first class salads.
24. Upper and Lower case letters are named "upper" and "lower" because in the time when all original print had to be set in individual letters the "upper case" letters were stored in the case on top of the case that stored the "lower case" letters.
25.  There are no clocks in the Las Vegas Casinos.
26. There are no words in the Dictionary that ryhme with the words orange, purple, or silver.
27. The name Wendy was made up in the book "Peter Pan" There was never a recorded Wendy before.
28. Leonardo Da Vinci made up scissors, also it took him 10 Years to paint Mona Lisas lips
29. A tiny drop of liquor on a scorpion, it will go mad and sting it's self to death.
30. If you have 3 quarters, 4 dimes, and 4 pennies, you have $1.19.  You have the largest amount of money in coins without being able to make change for a dollar.
31. The mask worn by Michael Myers during "Halloween" was a captain Kirk mask painted white.
32. The phrase "rule of thumb" is derived from an old English law which stated that you couldn't with anything wider than your thumb.
33. The first product Motorola started to develop was a record player for automobiles. At the time the most known player on the market was the Victrola, so they called themselves Motorola.
34. By raising your legs slowly, and lying on your back, you cant sink in quick sand.
35. Celery has  negative calories.  It takes more calories to eat a piece of celery then the celery has to begin with.  Its the same as apples.
36. Chewing on gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying.
37. The glue on Israels postage stamps is certified Kosher.
38. Guinness Book of World Records holds the record for being the book most often stolen books in the Public Library.
39. Astronauts arent allowed to eat beans before they go into space because passing wind in a space suit damages them.
40. Back in the mid 80s, and IBM compatible computer wasnt considered 100 percent compatible unless it could run Microsofts FLight  simulator.

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