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'In 2004, The Japanese Ice Cream Association promoted “raw horse flesh”
ice cream in hopes that it would boost the popularity of ice cream!
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In 21 U.S. states,
WAL-MART is the single largest employer.
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In 32 years. there are about 1 billion seconds!
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In 39 of the 50 U.S. states, the travel industry is the largest single
employer.
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In a
year approximately 900 million trees are cut down to make the raw
materials needed for American pulp mills and paper
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'In a
year, the average person walks four miles to make his or her bed
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In Albania, nodding your head means ''no'' and shaking your head means
''yes''.
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In an average hour, there are over 61,000 Americans airborne over the
United States.
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In an average lifetime a person will walk the equivalent of three times
around the world.
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In ancient China, people committed suicide by eating a pound of salt.
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In ancient England a person could not have sex unless you had consent
of the King.
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In Ancient Greece, if a woman watched even one Olympic event, she was
executed.
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In ancient Japan, public contests were held to see who could fart the
loudest and longest
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In ancient Rome it was
considered a sign of leadership to be born with
a crooked nose.
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In Athens, Greece, a driver's license can be taken away by law if the
driver is deemed either unbathed or poorly dressed.
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In Australia, Burger King is called Hungry
Jack's.
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In Bangladesh, kids as young as 15 can be jailed for cheating on their
finals
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In
Brazil, Christmas is celebrated with fireworks
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In
Cleveland, Ohio it is illegal to catch mice without a hunting
license
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In
England, in the 1880''s, "Pants" was considered a dirty word
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In
England, the Speaker of the House is not allowed to speak
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In
Florida, It is illegal to sing in a public place while attired in a
swimsuit
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In
Florida, Penalty for horse theft is death by hanging
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In
France, it is legal to marry a dead person
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In
Gulliver's Travels Jonathan Swift described the two moons of Mars,
Phobos and Deimos, giving their exact size and speeds of rotation. He
did this more that a hundred years before either moon was discovered
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In
Haiti, only 1 out of every 200 people own a car
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In high school, Robin Williams was voted ''Least Likely to Succeed.
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In
Holland, you can be fined for not using a shopping basket at a
grocery store
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In Idaho, You may not fish on a
camel's back.
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In India, Pajamas are accepted as standard daytime wearing apparel.
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In India, people are legally allowed to marry a dog
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In India, pickled ginger, minced mutton, and a cottage cheese like
substance are popular pizza toppings.
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In its ancient form, the carrot was purple, not orange.
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In
Japan, condoms are commonly sold ''door to door''
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In Japan, it is completely acceptable to name your child “Buttocks” or
“Prostitute”
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In just
about every species of mammal, the female lives longer than the male
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In Kentucky, 50% of the people who get married for the first time are
teenagers.
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In Kentucky, it is illegal to carry ice-cream in your back pocket.
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In Kentucky,
It's illegal to fish in the Ohio River in Kentucky
without an Indiana Fishing License.
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In many countries, urine was used as a detergent for washing.
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In Massachusetts, It is illegal to go to bed without first having a
full bath.
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In Mel Brooks'' ''Silent Movie,'' mime Marcel Marceau is the only
person who has a speaking role.
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In Mexico, the Tooth Fairy is known as the ''Tooth Mouse''.
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In most advertisements, the time displayed on a watch or clock is
usually 10:10.
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In Natoma, Kansas,
it's illegal to throw knives at men wearing striped
suits
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In Nebraska, It is illegal for bar owners to sell beer unless they are
simultaneously brewing a kettle of soup.
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In Nepal, cow dung is used for medicinal purposes.
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In older people, memory is best early in the morning and then declines
during the late afternoon.
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In one day an average person will take about 18,000 steps.
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In one day, a full grown redwood tree expels more than 2 tons of water
through its leaves.
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In Pakistan, goats are often sacrificed to improve the performance of
the stock market.
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In San Salvador, drunk drivers can be punished by death before a firing
squad.
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In Singapore, it is illegal to sell or own chewing gum.
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In some parts of England, rum is used to wash a
baby's head for good
luck.
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In space, astronauts cannot cry properly, because there is no gravity,
so the tears can't flow down their faces!
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In Spain, it is common to pour chocolate milk on cereal for breakfast.
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In ten minutes, a hurricane releases more energy than all the
world's
nuclear weapons combined!
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In the 1930''s, American track star Jesse Owens used to race against
horses and dogs to earn a living.
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In the average lifetime a person will breath in about 44 pounds of
dust.
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In the early 1960''s, Porsche commercially manufactured farm tractors.
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In the great fire of London, in 1666, half of London was burnt down but
only 6 people were injured.
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In the last 4,000 years, no new animals have been domesticated.
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In the movie ''The Wizard Of Oz'', Toto the
dog's salary was $125 a
week, while Judy Garland was $500 a week.
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In the next seven days, 800 Americans will be injured by their jewelry.
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In the original version of Cinderella the slipper was made out of fur,
not glass
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In the U.S., for every dollar you spend on gasoline 27 cents of it is
in taxes.
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In the
U.S., more than 10% of lottery prizes go unclaimed
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In the United States, deaf people have safer driving records than
hearing people
