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In 1869 Chewing gum was patented by William Semple.

Napoleon Bonaparte is the historical figure most often portrayed in movies. He has been featured in 194 movies

Europe is the only continent without deserts.

The Eiffel Tower was built for the 1889

Between 1931 and 1969 Walt Disney collected thirty-five Oscars.

Hawaii is the only US state that grows coffee.

At 6'4", Lincoln was the tallest USA president

The Vatican's Swiss Guard still wears a uniform designed by Michelangelo.

Bananas are a good source of vitamin C, potassium and dietary fiber.

The world's smallest independent state is the Vatican City

An average of 40 to 100 strands of hair a day are lost by a human being.

A cow gives nearly 200,000 glasses of milk in her lifetime.

MTV made its debut in 1981.

A 1.5 oz. milk chocolate bar has only 220 calories.

Bananas have no fat, cholesterol or sodium.

Donald Duck's middle name is Fauntleroy.

A honey bee must tap two million flowers to make one pound of honey

Like finger print every person has a unique tongue print.

Brazil accounts for almost 1/3 of the world's coffee production

Mickey Mouse is known as 'Topolino' in Italy.

The Karni Mata Temple in Deshnoke, India, houses more than 20,000 rats.

The Atlantic Ocean is saltier than the Pacific Ocean.

If the average man decides never to trim his beard, it would grow to nearly 30 feet long in his lifetime.

The last public execution by guillotine was on June 17, 1939 when Eugen Weidman was executed before a large crowd in Versailles, France.

The only continent snakes is Antarctica.