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The Sears Tower in Chicago contains enough steel to build 50,000 automobiles

The population of the American colonies in 1610 was 350.

A single cup of gasoline, when ignited, has the same explosive power as five sticks of dynamite.

Americans eat nearly 100 acres of pizza every day - that's approximately 350 slices per second..

Dogs and humans are the only species that have prostates.

The first brand of Wrigley's chewing gum was called Vassar, after the New England woman's college. Next were Lotta and Sweet Sixteen Orange.

The zebra is basically a light-colored animal with black stripes.

Natural pearls melt in vinegar

Keeping your car tuned up is a good way to save on gas. A car that is tuned up is 9% more efficient on gasoline.

The deepest cave in the world is the Lamprechtsofen-Vogelshacht cave which can be found in Salzburg, Austria. The cave is 5,354 feet deep

It takes about 63,000 trees to make the newsprint for the average Sunday edition of The New York Times

In Utah a husband is responsible for all criminal acts committed by his wife while she is in his presence.

It takes a drop of ocean water more than 1,000 years to circulate around the world.

Pucks hit by hockey sticks have reached speeds of up to 150 miles per hour

Honolulu, Hawaii boasts the only royal palace in the United States of America

The normal static electricty shock that zaps your finger when you touch a doorknob is usually between 10,000 and 30,000 volts.

Ninety-nine percent of pumpkins sold in the United States are for the sole purpose of decoration

A grasshopper needs a minimum temperature of 62 degrees Fahrenheit in order to be able to hop.

¥ Whoopi Goldberg was a mortuary cosmetologist and a bricklayer before becoming an actress.

Acupuncture was first used as a medical treatment in 2700 BC by Chinese emperor Shen-Nung.

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