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Interesting trivia ...

In Cleveland, Ohio, it's illegal to catch mice without a hunting license.

-Dr. Seuss coined the word "nerd" in his 1950 book "If I Ran the Zoo"

-It takes 3,000 cows to supply the NFL with enough leather for a year's
supply of footballs.

-Thirty-five percent of the people who use personal ads for dating are
already married.

-There are an average of 178 sesame seeds on a McDonald's Big Mac bun.

-The world's termites outweigh the world's humans 10 to 1.

-Pound for pound, hamburgers cost more than new cars.

-The 3 most valuable brand names on earth: Marlboro, Coca-Cola, and
Budweiser, in that order.

-When Heinz ketchup leaves the bottle, it travels at a rate of 25 
miles per year.

-It's possible to lead a cow upstairs...but not downstairs.

-The Bible has been translated into Klingon.

-Humans are the only primates that don't have pigment in the palms of 
their hands.

-Ten percent of the Russian government's income comes from the sale of
vodka.

-Ninety percent of New York City cabbies are recently arrived
immigrants.

-On average, 100 people choke to death on ball-point pens every year.

-In 10 minutes, a hurricane releases more energy than all the world's
nuclear weapons combined.

-Average life span of a major league baseball: 5 pitches.

-Average age of top GM executives in 1994: 49.8 years.  Average age of
the Rolling Stones: 50.6.

-Elephants can't jump.  Every other mammal can.

-The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.

-Five Jell-O flavors that flopped: celery, coffee, cola, apple, and
chocolate.

-According to one study, 24% of lawns have some sort of lawn ornament
in their yard.

-Internationally, Baywatch is the most popular TV show in history.

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