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=>>Strains of
bacteria similar to E. coli have been found in spent printer
cartridges -- but only in the cyan ones. Scientists have no
explanation.
=>>The four different people who, at various times, tried -- and
failed -- to become the Guinness Book of World Records' "Human
Milkshake Volcano" by drinking five gallons of milk and then
riding the Six Flags Screaming' Eagle roller coaster all shared
the same birthday: September 18, 1970.
=>>The Australian aborigine language has over 30 words for
"dust."
=>>Anyone convicted of animal cruelty in Sedalia, Missouri, is
sentenced to a month's confinement in the county animal shelter.
=>>Fewer divorces occur in families in which the children wake
their parents before 6 a.m. on Saturdays.
=>>A futuristic automobile designed by Ford for the movie Blade
Runner was produced and sold in limited quantities as the "Ford
Harrison."
=>>John F. Kennedy was an accomplished ventriloquist.
=>>A bad case of laryngitis forced Abraham Lincoln to lip-sync
the Gettysburg Address. The speech was actually delivered by an
aide hidden beneath the stage.
=>>A prominent organization of anthropologists has predicted
that by the year 5000, humans will have two rectums, but only
one nostril.
=>>For over a decade, the number of drive-by shootings has been
directly proportional to increased gas prices.
=>>Two-thirds of all the world's coriander comes from a single
valley in Italy.
=>>As the sheer volume of Internet traffic has increased, the
friction of the electrons passing around the planet has
increased the overall global temperature by .07 degrees.
=>>Contrary to popular belief, the white is not the healthiest
part of an egg. It's actually the shell.
=>>A comprehensive multi-year study using pattern-recognition
software determined that Millard Fillmore is the most common
identifiable U.S. president seen in cloud formations.
=>>Baking soda and vinegar will make your scrambled eggs
fluffier.
=>>The first prototype defibrillators delivered 1,200 joules of
electrical energy instead of the now standard 360, occasionally
causing dead bodies to sit upright momentarily as though they
were still alive.
=>>Ancient Egyptians used molted cobra skins as condoms.
=>>Using its anal sphincter muscle, the Mongolian tapir is
capable of creating high-pitched tones that can be heard by dogs
nearly 30 miles away.
=>>Customs officials have dogs that are trained to distinguish
between Cuban cigars and all other cigars.
=>>Archimedes' screw was the basis for Max Factor's invention of
the twisting lipstick holder.
=>>A Tokyo inventor has developed a laptop computer whose
battery is recharged by energy generated from the movement of
the user's mouse, yet Sony lawyers have successfully blocked
every attempt to produce a product using the technology.
=>>Female black cats can actually see their shadows at night.
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