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lightbulb
  • The oldest glowing lightbulb is over 109 years old and lives in fire stations in Livermore, CA. It is known as the Centennial Light and was first switched on in 1901 and has never been switched off

morning breath
  • morning breath is caused by millions of bactria in your mouth feeding off dead cells

Fuel / Petrol
  • Americans spend almost $1 billion on petrol every 24 hours
  • In Venezuela, fuel costs $0.02. Thats right, 2 cents
  • The highest fuel price is in the Netherlands. They have a 158% fuel tax making it $2.56 a litre
  • The highest fuel tax in the world is in the UK – a whooping 188%
  • In Iran, when fuel prices went up to 15 cents a litre, a lynch mob went across Tehran torching gas stations

shoe
  • In 1927, X-rays were used to help people find a fitting shoe. It was known as the Shoe-Fitting Fluoroscope but was later destroyed due to health hazards
  • Shoes were made over 4000 years ago
  • Heels were invented in the Middle East to help lift the foot from the burning sand
  • In 16th and 17th century Europe, heels on shoes were always colored red
  • Sneakers were originally called keds
  • The first lady’s boot was designed for Queen Victoria in 1840
  • Before the 19th century, there wasn’t a left or right shoe. Both sides were identical
  • In Biblical times a sandal was given as a sign of an oath
  • In Hungary the groom drinks a toast to his bride out of her wedding slipper
  • In the Middle Ages a father passed his authority over his daughter to her husband in a shoe ceremony. At the wedding, the groom handed the bride a shoe, which she put on to show she was then his subject

beer
  • There are more than 20,000 brands of beer
  • Beer was created as early as 4,300 BC
  • The egyptians used to have over 100 medicinal purposes for beer
  • The biggest beer fest is Octoberfest. It started out as a wedding ceremony
  • In old Germany, beer was made by monks

bicycle
  • There are more bicycles than cars in the world
  • A long time ago, bicycles were faster than cars
  • The first bicycles were made without pedals
  • The first bicycle was called a hobbyhorse
  • The fastest cyclist is Olympian John Howard. He rode at an amazing 245.08 km/h (152.2 mph) by slipstreaming a car
  • Car tyres were modified out of bicycle tyres

champagne
  • A raisin in a glass of champane (or any soda water) will continuously bounce up and down from the bottom of the glass

Israel
  • The glue on Israeli stamps are kosher
  • Israel has the highest number of companies listed on the U.S. Stock exchange after the U.S and Canada
  • The most popular product in Israel is the soup nut
  • Israeli bank notes have brail on them
  • Israel has more in-vitro fertilization per capita than anywhere else in the world
  • The two most common family names are Cohan and Levi
  • Jerusalem has one of the highest rated night clubs in the world
  • 1/3 of Israelis are volunteers

Playboy
  • Playboy has already been seen on the moon

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


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