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Famed Magician Harry Houdini was the first person to fly a plane in Australia.

Actress Marlene Dietrich remarked once that her favorite meal consisted of hot dogs and champagne.

Kleenexes where originally for removing cold cream, not for wiping your nose.

Abraham Lincoln's mother died when she drank the milk of a cow that grazed on poisonous snakeroot.

Ancient Romans at one time used human urine as an ingredient in their toothpaste.
(Forget about morning breath........)

During the 1600's, boys and girls in England wore dresses until they were about seven years old.
(Hmm... that would probably be considered mental abuse these days.)

In 1994, 7-Eleven coined the term "brain freeze." The word was developed to explain the feeling people get when drinking a Slurpee.
(Another one of life's most pressing questions answered by SaintB)

The sweetener for most soft drinks is considered a highly corrosive and listed material in the U.S..
The first audio CD manufactured in the US was Bruce Springstean's 'Born in The USA'

Eosophobia is the fear of dawn. (Also known as Vampirism.....)

On December 31, 1970, the last tv cigarette ad in the US, a commercial for Virginia Slims, was aired on the "Tonight Show." Cigarette advertising was banned from radio and TV effective January 1, 1971.

Astronauts get taller when they are in space.

In New Mexico, over eleven thousand people have visited a tortilla chip that appeared to have the face of Jesus burned into it.
(*sigh*)

A Hungarian named Ladislo Biro invented the first ballpoint pen in 1938.

In 1631, two London bible printers accidentally left the word "not" out of the seventh commandment, which then read, "Thou shalt commit adultery." This legendary book is now known as the "Wicked Bible."
(I wonder how many people took it to heart?)

Submited by Starsplitter:
The most famous ball of twine resides in Darwin, Minnesota. This behemoth weighs in at 17,400 lbs. and measures 12 feet in diameter. This monument is the lifework of a Mr. Francis A. Johnson, who began work on the twine ball in March of 1950. Mr. Johnson dedicated his life to the construction of that twine ball. In fact, Mr. Johnson labored on the twine ball for the next 39 years until his death in 1989.

Dead Egyptian noblewomen were given the special treatment of being allowed a few days to ripen, so that the embalmers wouldn't find her too attractive. (*cracks up*)

The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as substitute for blood plasma.

The only sentence in the English Language that uses all the letters is: The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Shakespeare invented the words "assassination" and "bump."

Toilet paper was invented in Pennsylvania.

There is a man who legally changed his name to Zipady Doo-dah.

Trivia is the Roman goddess of sorcery, hounds and the crossroads
In 1977, a 13 year old child found a tooth growing out of his left foot

The Aztec Indians of Mexico believed turquoise would protect them from physical harm, and so warriors used these green and blue stones to decorate their battle shields

The proper name of our sole natural satellite is "the Moon" and therefore...it should be capitalized. The 60-odd natural satellites of other planets, however are called "moons" (in lower case) because each has been given a proper name, such as Deimos, Amalthea, Hyperion, Miranda, Larissa, or Charon

The Telegraph plant of Asia, and the Quaking Aspen of North America both have leaves that constantly shake, whether there is wind or not. These are the only 2 plants that do this.