Leonardo da Vinci spent twelve years painting the Mona Lisa's lips. He could also write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time.
One in every four Americans has appeared on television.
The average person will spend two weeks over their lifetime wating for traffic lights to change.
A Boeing 747's wingspan is longer than the distance of the Wright Brothers' first flight.
A manned rocket can reach the moon in less time than it took a stagecoach to travel the length of England.
Dueling is legal in Paraguay as long as both parties are registered blood donors.
Colgate faced a big obstacle marketing toothpaste in Spanish-speaking countries. Colgate translates into the command "go hang yourself."
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1 in 4? Crazy! I have! In college a local film crew filmed my lil' sis and I at a Gator game. My Mom turned on the 11 o'clock news to find her daughters a WEE bit tipsy on camera. Ah ha ha
ReplyDeleteWell, I must be one of the 3 who don't make it on TV, and that's juuuuuust fine with me! Who needs the extra 10 pounds? :)
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