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1966. Fact
Most productive day of the workweek: Tuesday.
1968. Fact
Most tropical marine fish could survive in a tank filled with human blood.
1969. Body Facts
You lose 80 hairs from your head every day – but you have about 100,000 so don't worry, you won't start to look bald just yet. And they re-grow quickly when you're young.
1970. Fact
Mount Olympus Mons on Mars is three times the size of Mount. Everest
1971. Fact
Mount Whitney, the highest mountain in the continental United States, and Zabriskie Point (in Death Valley) , the lowest point in the United States, are less than eighty miles apart.
1972. Fact
Mozart wrote the nusery rhyme 'twinkle, twinkle, little star' at the age of five.
1974. Fact
Mr. Snuffleupagas' first name was Alyoisus.
1975. Body Facts
A beef tapeworm, caught from eating eggs in infected beef, can grow to 12 metres (39 feet) long in the human gut.
1976. Fact
Murder is the only crime that does not increase during the full moon. Theft, disorderly conduct, larceny, armed robbery, assault and battery, and rape all statistically increase dramatically during the full moon.
1977. Fact
Murphy's Oil Soap is the chemical most commonly used to clean elephants.
1979. Fact
Napoleon constructed his battle plans in a sandbox.
1980. Fact
Napoleon constructed his battle plans in a sandpit.
1981. Fact
Napoleon had conquered Italy by the time he was twenty-six.
1983. Fact
Native Americans do not have to pay tax on their land.
1984. Fact
Native Americans never actually ate turkey; killing such a timid bird was thought to indicate laziness
1985. Fact
Natural gas has no smell. The odor is artificially added so that people will be able to identify leaks and take measures to stop them.
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Millie the White House dog earned more than 4 times as much as President Bush in 1991. And, rightfully so
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