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Pacific Ocean
  • The Pacific Ocean was named by Magellen because it was calmer than the Atlantic

paper
  • The eath wastes enough paper every day to cover the netherlands every 5 minutes
  • Using a normal piece of letter-sized (8.5″ x 11″, 216 mm × 279 mm) copy paper, you can fold it 8 times by folding it 4 times in one direction, then 4 times in the other as shown in mythbusters

peanut
  • Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite

pearls
  • Pearls can melt/dissolve in vinegar

pears
  • Pears ripen from the inside out, and according to a survey on the lifestyle channel, men prefer hard pears while women prefer soft pears

penguin
  • Penguins are not found in the North Pole
  • Penguins are the only vertebrate to breed in the antartic winter
  • Emperor penguin keep warm by huddling together and performing slow Mexican waves
  • Male emperor penguin look after and incubate the eggs

penicillin
  • Without Dr. Howard Florey, Dr. Alexander Flemming might never have been credited with the discovery of penicillin, as it was Florey who supplied Flemming with a working dose of penicillin
  • Of the first 3 patients who received penicillin, only 1 survived. That is a 60% mortality rate

penis
  • Compared to other primates, human males have proportionally large genitalia

pens
  • In the 1960′s, the US spent millions developing a zero gravity pen for use in space, and the Russians…., they used pencils. :)

Pepsi
  • Pepsi was created by a pharmacist and initally named “Brad’s drink”
  • Pepsi was the first foreign product sold in the USSR (Russia). In exchange, vodka was sold in the West
  • Pepsi had a difficult time in China because of the tranlations.
  • In 1958, Pepsi’s slogan was “Be sociable” which translated as, “Be intimate.” Sales dropped.
  • Pepsi then changed their slogan in 1961 to, “Now it’s Pepsi for those who think young” which was translated to, “New Pepsi is for people with the minds of children.” Sales dropped even more.
  • “Come alive in with Pepsi!” became “Pepsi brings your ancestors back from the dead.” and the catch phrase “Come alive! You’re in the Pepsi generation,” was instead heard as “Resurrect! Your body will be made of Pepsi!”


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