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Bet
You Didn’t Know
September 3, 2010
by Peary Perry |
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Kaiser
once said…”I think that American salesmanship can be a weapon more powerful than
the atomic bomb.”
Any idea of how many people have lived on the earth
since the dawn of time? Best guess is between 69 billion and 110 billion. Give
or take a few billion.
The reason people tell you to ‘keep your shirt
on’ when they want you to calm down is because men used to take their shirts off
whenever they got mad enough to get into a fistfight.
Ostriches do put
their heads in the ground. Not to hide though…just looking for water.
So
is there such a thing as a sardine? Nope, just a term used to describe over 20
species of small herrings.
Costs the government 2.59 cents to make a nickel
and only 1.42 cents to make a dime. Looks to me like we could save money making
more dimes, doesn’t it to you?
You might have noticed that in those old
photos made in the 1800’s, not many folks smiled. The reason? Bad teeth.
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Peary Perry
Bet You Didn’t Know -
A Treasure Trove of Trivia
September 3, 2010 column
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