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2007-03-26 10:27:57 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture Other - Society & Culture

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FACTS

The scent of Crayola crayons is among the twenty most recog-
nizable to American adults.

In the United States, more Frisbee discs are sold each year
than baseballs, basketballs, and footballs combined.

The universally popular Hershey bar was used overseas during
World War II as currency.

Ivory Soap is the best-selling soap in America because the
air-laden bars dissolve twice as fast as other brands, com-
pelling consumers to buy twice as much.

Surgeons treat an arterial venous fistulas, or entangled
cluster of arteries, by injecting liquid acrylic agents into
the abnormal blood vessels to seal off the excessive flow of
blood. The material used, N-Butyl Cyanoacrylate, is similar
to the ingredients in Krazy Glue.

At the turn of the century, unscrupulous spice dealers would
cut shipments of peppercorns with mouse droppings.

Q-TIPS Cotton Swabs were originally called "Baby Gays."

During World War II, 3M stopped selling Scotch tape to civil-
ians because the military wanted it all. At least one American
munitions factory used transparent tape as a conveyor belt to
move bullets.

2007-03-27 16:54:16 · answer #1 · answered by Garbo's snowflake 6 · 0 0

a cockroach can live for 10 days after its head has been cut off.

2007-03-27 07:28:05 · answer #2 · answered by Catwhiskers 5 · 0 0

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