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To: Intrepid1 who wrote (3978)	6/22/2000 7:03:00 PM
From: Apex	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 4201

You need to know this stuff Perhaps the greatest benefit of living in the information age is learning things like these that we would never know otherwise. > > > The citrus soda 7-UP was created in 1929; "7" was selected > > > because the original containers were 7 ounces. "UP" indicated > > > the direction of the bubbles. > > > > > > Mosquito repellents don't repel. They hide you. The spray blocks > > > the mosquito's sensors so they don't know you're there. > > > > > > Dentists have recommended that a toothbrush be kept at least 6 > > > Feet away from a toilet to avoid airborne particles resulting > > > from the flush. > > > > > > The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as substitute for > > > blood plasma. > > > > > > American car horns beep in the tone of F. > > > > > > No piece of paper can be folded more than 7 times. > > > > > > Donkeys kill more people annually than plane crashes. > > > > > > 1 in every 4 Americans has appeared on television. > > > > > > You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching > > > television. > > > > > > Oak trees do not produce acorns until they are fifty > > > years of age or older. > > > > > > The first product to have a bar code was Wrigley's gum. > > > > > > The king of hearts is the only king without a mustache. > > > > > > A Boeing 747's wingspan is longer than the Wright brothers' > > > first flight. > > > > > > American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating 1 olive > > > from each salad served in first-class. > > > > > > Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise. > > > > > > The first CD pressed in the US was Bruce Springsteen's "Born > > > in the USA." > > > > > > Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in > > > the morning. > > > > > > The 57 on the Heinz ketchup bottle represents the number of > > > varieties of pickles the company once had. > > > > > > The plastic things on the end of shoelaces are called aglets. > > > > > > Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin. > > > > > > The first owner of the Marlboro company died of lung cancer. > > > > > > Barbie's full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts. > > > > > > Betsy Ross is the only real person to ever have been the head > > > on a Pez dispenser. > > > > > > Michael Jordan makes more money from Nike annually than all of > > > the Nike factory workers in Malaysia combined. > > > > > > Adolf Hitler's mother seriously considered having an abortion > > > but was talked out of it by her doctor. > > > > > > Marilyn Monroe had six toes. > > > > > > All US Presidents have worn glasses. Some just didn't like > > > being seen wearing them in public. > > > > > > Walt Disney was afraid of mice. > > > > > > The sound of E.T. walking was made by someone squishing her > > > hands in jelly.

To: Intrepid1 who wrote (3978)	6/22/2000 7:23:00 PM
From: Apex	Respond to of 4201

...one more..found on a stock site Four guys and a lady were sitting at the bar talking about their >professional careers and lifestyles. >The first guy says, +I'm a YUPPIE... you know... Young, Urban, >Professional.+ >The second guy says, +I'm a DINK..... you know... Double Income, No Kids.+ >The third guy says, +I'm SUNK.... you know ....Single, Unemployed, No Kids.+ >The fourth guy says, +I'm a SWAP..... you know... Separated with Alimony >Payments.+ >They turn to the woman and ask her, +What are you?+ >She replies..... +I'm a WIFE ... you know, Wash, Iron, F**k, Etc.+