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Every person has a unique tongue print.
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The 'spot' on 7UP comes from its inventor who had red eyes. He was an albino.
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315 entries in Webster's 1996 Dictionary were misspelled.
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During the chariot scene in 'Ben Hur' a small red car can be seen in the distance.
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On average, 12 newborns will be given to the wrong parents daily. 
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John Wilkes Booth's brother once saved the life of Abraham Lincoln's son. Ironic, isn't it.
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Warren Beatty and Shirley MacLaine are brother and sister.
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Daniel Boone detested coonskin caps.
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Playing cards were issued to British pilots in WWII. If they were captured, the cards could be soaked in water and unfolded to reveal a map for escape.
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Most lipstick contains fish scales. Yum!
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Dr. Seuss actually pronounced Seuss such that it sounded like Sue-ice.
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Ketchup was sold in the 1830s as medicine.
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Leonardo da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time.
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During the California Gold Rush of 1849 miners sent their laundry to Honolulu for washing and pressing. Due to the high costs in California during these years it was deemed more feasible to send the shirts to Hawaii for servicing.
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American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one olive from each salad served in first class.
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