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       WEIRD FACTS 11-20
       By: eba95 Date: July 29, 2010, 7:55 am
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       WEIRD FACTS 11-20
       Duracell, the battery-maker, built
       parts of its new international
       headquarters using materials from
       its own waste.
       During World War II, Uncle Ben''s
       was the exclusive supplier of rice to
       the U.S. Armed Forces.
       Each year, there are more than
       40,000 toilet related injuries in the
       United States.
       Early Romans used to use porcupine
       quills as toothpicks.
       Fine-grained volcanic ash can be
       found as an ingredient in some
       toothpastes.
       From the age of thirty, humans
       gradually begin to shrink in size.
       Gardening is said to be one of the
       best exercises for maintaining
       healthy bones.
       George Washington grew marijuana
       in his garden.
       In 1897, Bayer, who is the maker of
       Aspirin, marketed the drug heroin.
       In 1998, Sony accidently sold 700,000
       camcorders that had the technology
       to see through people''s clothes.
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