Interesting Things 5

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Yay for more! Here we go... The Worst Air in the World - The world's worst air pollution is in Seoul, South Korea, according to a report by the Asian Foundation, in San Francisco. In a one-kilometer-square section of Seoul's Youngdongpo industrial district, fro example, over thirty tons of dust particles fell in a single month. Best News for Knuckle Crackers - A report in The Wall Street Journal notes that a survey of fifty-six inveterate knuckle crackers recently revealed "no unusual incidence of knuckle arthritis." Cookie Monster's real name is Sid. Starch is used as a binder in the production of paper. It is the use of a starch coating that controls ink penetration when printing. Cheaper papers do not use as much starch, and this is why your elbows get black when you are leaning over your morning paper. The Quetzal is the national bird of Guatamala and is also their currency.(not the bird) Did you know that you can give someone a rape without being arrested? Rape is a flowering herb of the mustard family, so even though the girl couldn't press charges, I don't think she'd ever want to see you again anyways. 1997A.D. does not mean 1997 years after death. In fact, A.D. is an abreviation for anno Domini,which is latin for " in the year of our lord." James Dillinger once broke out of a federal prison by making a fake gun out of soap. He carved the gun with a plastic spoon he stole from the cafeteria and used shoe polish to paint it black. The guard, thinking that the soap gun was real, gave Dillinger his own gun which he knew was loaded. Dillinger was then escorted by this guard out of the prison. Winston Churchill was born in a ladies' room during a dance. The original story from Tales of 1001 Arabian Nights begins, "Aladdin was a little Chinese boy." The most common name in the world is Mohammed. The glue on Israeli postage stamps is certified kosher. Mel Blanc (the voice of Bugs Bunny) was allergic to carrots. Donald Duck's middle name is Fauntleroy. Dr. Seuss pronounced "Seuss" such that it rhymed with "rejoice." The characters Bert and Ernie on Sesame Street were named after Bert the cop and Ernie the taxi driver in Frank Capra's "Its A Wonderful Life". If you are locked in a completely sealed room, you will die of carbon dioxide poisoning first before you will die of oxygen deprivation. Sir Isaac Newton was an ordained priest in the Church of England. There are almost twice as many people in Rhode Island than there are in Alaska. The average person falls asleep in seven minutes. Cleo and Caesar were the early stage names of Cher and Sonny Bono. Wilma Flintstone's maiden name was Wilma Slaghoopal, and Betty Rubble's Maiden name was Betty Jean Mcbricker. Ivory bar soap floating was a mistake. They had been over mixing the soap formula causing excess air bubbles that made it float. The ball on top of a flagpole is called the truck. he world's youngest parents were 8 and 9 and lived in China in 1910. More to come later. Once again, enjoy!