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anesthetic facts
  • Local anesthetic works 5 times longer in the afternoon

US debt facts
  • If the US debt was piled up in dollar notes, they would overshadow a skyscraper twice the height of the empire state building
  • To pay off the US debt of $12 trillion dollars, every person in America will need to come up with $40,000
  • Increasing the debt ceiling to 14.3 trillion means another $6000 from every person
  • In 1791, The US owed $75 million dollars. Today, that would only take them 1 hour to accure

smelly feet facts
  • It is a fact that there are over 250,000 sweat glands in our feet
  • Our feet produce almost 1/2 a cup of sweat a day
  • Foot odour comes from bacteria eating dead skin and sweaty feet provide the right environment for bacteria and fungi
  • Your foot produces sweat even when you are not exercising
  • Your feet sweats in order to keep the skin supple
  • I feel for people with smelly feet, so here are some ways to cure them
  1. Use antibacterial soap to wash your feet
  2. Newspaper is a great way to absorb the odour in smelly shoes. Just crumple some and leave them in
  3. Baking soda can take away the stink in your shoe
  4. Drink lots of water

Amy Winehouse facts
  • Amy Winehouse was kicked out of school for piercing her nose at the age of 13
  • Amy Winehouse died at the same age as Jimi Hendrix and Kurt Cobain… the 27 club? Is it a fact?

truffles facts
  • Truffles were first discovered by pigs
  • The ancient Greeks thought that truffles were made when lightning struck damp soil
  • Pigs are used to find truffles because truffles produce a sex pheromone almost identical to that found in a male pig’s saliva
  • Contrary to belief, truffle oil only contains tiny amounts of truffle
  • The most expensive truffle sold for over £28,000

bank facts
  • In the early days, temples were used as banks and the first loans were taken out against rice
  • Just before the US started bombing Baghdad, nearly $1 billion dollars was stolen from the Central Bank of Iraq and is now the largest bank robbery in history
  • The Bank of America on Disneyland’s Main Street was in fact a functioning bank (for Cast Members) until the late ’70′s. It was also  the only bank in America that was open on Sunday.
  • The Bank of America was originally called The Bank of Italy
  • In 2010, the Bank of America was the 3rd largest company in the world
  • In 2007, the top five hold $6,775,079,249,000.00 in assets. That’s six trillion dollars!
  • In Papua New Guinea, people can enter a bank just wearing a penis sheath (koteka)

contact lens facts
  • The contact lens was invented in 1888, the same year the first beauty contest was held
  • It is a fact that contact lenses were first made of heavy glass

salt facts
  • Roman soldiers were once paid in salt coins
  • The word ‘salary’ actually comes from the root word of salt
  • The word ‘salad’ also originated from the word salt. Thats an ironic fact
  • The bible refers to salt 30 times
  • In 1933,the Dalai Lama was burried atop a bed of salt

Dell computer facts
  • Dell Computers was started by a 19 year old with only $1000
  • Dell’s first advertisement was made on the back of a pizza box

smallpox facts
  • In the middle ages, it is a curious fact that smallpox was treated by letting the patient wear red clothing and sitting in a room with daylight coming through red curtains
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