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Rare And Interesting Facts!

July 3rd 2007 00:25
Guinness
A full seven percent of the entire Irish barley crop goes to the production of Guinness beer.

Dartboards are made out of horsehairs.

Women shoplift much more often than men - the ratio is 4 women to 1 man.

Alfred Hitchcock didn't have a belly button. It was eliminated when he was sewn up after surgery.

The dial tone of a normal telephone is in the key of "F".

If you put a raisin in a glass of champagne, it will keep floating to the top and sinking to the bottom.

In 1963, baseball pitcher Gaylord Perry remarked, "They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." On July 20, 1969, a few hours after Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon, Gaylord Perry hit his first, and only, home run.

Kermit the Frog is left-handed.

Coca-Cola was originally green.


It is possible to lead a cow up stairs but not down stairs.

American Airlines saved a grand total of $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one olive from each salad served first class.




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