Friday, November 13, 2009

Did You Know.....

From 1939 to 1942, there was a undersea post office in the Bahamas.
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Central Park located in New York has 125 drinking fountains.
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In 1907, on New Year's Eve, the original ball that was lowered in Times Square was made of wood and iron and had 100 light bulbs on it.
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Americans consume the most peanut butter in the world.
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850 peanuts are needed to make an 18 oz. jar of peanut butter.
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Carbonated water, with nothing else in it, can dissolve limestone, talc, and many other low-Moh's hardness minerals. Coincidentally, carbonated water is the main ingredient in soda.
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Annually 17 tons of gold is used to make wedding rings in the United States.
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Levan, which is located in Utah, got its name from "navel" which is levan spelt backwards.
It was named this because it is in the center of Utah
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A dime has 118 ridges around the edge.
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