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About one-tenth of the earth's surface is permanently covered with ice.

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

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

In 1869 Chewing gum was patented by William Semple.

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Eiffel Tower was built for the 1889

The Atlantic Ocean is saltier than the Pacific Ocean.

A acre of coffee trees can produce up to 10,000 pounds of coffee cherries.

The only continent snakes is Antarctica.

The world's smallest independent state is the Vatican City

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

Donald Duck's middle name is Fauntleroy.

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

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

Like finger print every person has a unique tongue print.

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

Bananas have no fat, cholesterol or sodium.

MTV made its debut in 1981.

Mickey Mouse is known as 'Topolino' in Italy.

Hawaii is the only US state that grows coffee.