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The first video aired on MTV was "Video Killed the Radio Star" by the Buggles in 1981.
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Ewan McGregor was offered, but turned down, the part of Neo in the Matrix. Will Smith was also approached to play Neo but turned it down in order make Wild Wild West.
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American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating 1 olive from each salad served in first-class.
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Arnold Schwarzenegger's famous line in The Terminator 'I'll be back' was originally scripted as 'I'll come back'.
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Men get hiccups more often than women.
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You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television.
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In 1940, more than three-fourths of those age 25 and older in the US had not graduated from high school. In 2004, only 15% of those 25 and older did not have a high-school degree.
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In your lifetime, you'll shed over 40 pounds of skin.
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Every second, Americans collectively eat one hundred pounds of chocolate.
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The US has about 9 billion chickens. China has more than 13 billion.
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The largest toy distributor in the world is McDonald's.
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The Atlantic Giant Squid's eye can be as large as 15.75 inches (40 centimeters) wide.
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An ostrich's eye is bigger that it's brain.
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If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle; if the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died as a result of wounds received in battle; if the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.
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The average person will spend 2 weeks over their lifetime waiting for the traffic light to change.
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The collecting of beer mats (coasters) is called tegestology.
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Mosquito's are attracted to the color blue twice as much as to any other color.
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The average person has over 1,460 dreams a year.
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More than half of women in the United States will not leave their home without makeup on.
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And finally...
A pig's orgasm lasts for 30 minutes.