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| | Facts | - In 1981, the ultimate collectable item was a Rubik's Cube which had a pictures of Prince Charles and Princess Diana on it.
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Comment On This Amusing Fact - In 1989, twenty-three people were hired in Jacksonville Florida just to flush toilets so the pipes would not freeze.
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Comment On This Amusing Fact - In a study conducted regarding toilet paper usage, Americans are said to use the most toilet paper per trip to the bathroom, which was seven sheets of toilet paper per trip.
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Comment On This Amusing Fact - In ancient Rome, lead poisoning was a prevalent disease amongst the wealthy because of their extensive use of lead. Many Roman women died because of lead poisoning caused by the use of make-up that contained lead.
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Comment On This Amusing Fact - In the early 1900's, a telephone man used to ride around with a telephones strapped to his back and chest and would make house calls.
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Comment On This Amusing Fact - In the U.S., over one million gallons of cosmetics, drinks, and lotions are sold that contain aloe in them per year.
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Comment On This Amusing Fact - It was during World War II that clothes with elastic waists were introduced. This is because the metal used in zippers was badly needed for the war.
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Comment On This Amusing Fact - Ivory bar soap floating was a mistake. They had been mixing the soap formula causing excess air bubbles that made it float. Customers wrote and told how much they loved that it floated, and it has floated ever since.
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Comment On This Amusing Fact - Ivory soap slogan "99-44/100% Pure" was cleverly invented by Harley Proctor who with the help of chemists determined that Ivory soap was only 56/100 pure. Proctor simply subtracted 56 from 100 and came up with "99-44/100% Pure".
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Comment On This Amusing Fact - Leather skin does not have any smell. The leather smell that you sense is actually derived from the materials used in the tanning process.
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