The useless bits of info to see if we can make a million posts thread

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The average chocolate bar has 8 insects' legs in it. . . .eeewwww

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7-UP was created in 1929; "7" was selected because the
original containers were 7 ounces. "UP" indicated the
direction of the bubbles.

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Mosquito repellents don't repel. They hide you. The spray
blocks the mosquito's sensors so they don't know you're there.

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No piece of paper can be folded more than 7 times.

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1 in every 4 Americans has appeared on television.

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A duck's quack doesn't echo and no one knows why.

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The three most valuable brand names on earth: Budweiser,
Marlboro & Coca Cola

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It takes 3,000 cows to supply the NFL with enough leather
for a year's supply of footballs.

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The saying, “A Fool and his money are soon parted”. If you Google it youâ€ll find that Thomas Tusser supposedly uttered it. However he took it from an Italian proverb. “Uno sciocco e il suo denaro son presto separati”

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Grace Slick, also of The Jefferson Airplane and Starship once did vocals for Sesame Street. Her real name is Grace Barnett Wing. She married Jerry Slick.

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Urban legend: Coca Cola used to have cocaine in it. True! (but of course it no longer does). You can check this one out on Snopes.com. Interestingly, Coca Cola was originally marketed as a patent medicine. There was only a trace of cocaine in it anyway.

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When did the Internet start? Well, youâ€ll find different answers to that one. The two most common ones are that the US Department of Defense linked four computers together in 1969. Another answer is that it was in 1959 when Russia launched Sputnik. The more commonly accepted one is the 1969 date

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Actress Geena Davis is in MENSA and has an IQ of 140. She won an Oscar for her role in Accidental Tourist. She was also nominated for Thelma and Louise. (which was Brad Pittâ€s break-out role)

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There are debates on where and when popcorn was “invented”. Some reports have it being as far back as the 1500â€s. Most reports talk about 1948, when ears and kernels of an early corn variety capable of being popped were found in an archaeological dig in a New Mexico rock shelter known as “Bat Cave”

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The world's largest flower is also one of the worst smelling flowers. Rafflesia Arnoldii is often over 3 feet wide and its petals are almost an inch thick. You wouldn't want it in your garden, however, because it smells like a rotting animal. The flower is attempting to attract flies for pollination.