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The Shopping cart was invented in 1937 by Sylvan Goldman, owner of the Pigly Wigly supermarket.

It costs 2 cents to produce a penny, and 10 cents to produce a nickel.
There are 150 Billion pennys in circulation, stacked one on top of an other it would reach 60% to the moon.

The hair on average adult scalp grows 115 feet a day.

The active ingredient in most toothpastes is sodium fluoride, which can be lethal.

American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by removing 1 olive from each salad served in first class.

Scientists discovered that a side effect to having a high IQ is being a night owl, Which is associated with emotional instability, in addition, night owl's are 3 times more likely to suffer from depression.

Israel is only a sixth of 1% of the landmass of the Middle East.

Around the world there are 10,000 credit card transactions done every second.

The first credit card company was Diners Club and initially it was only accepted at 14 restauraunts.
Diners Club was started in 1950 after the founder Frank X. McNamara came up with the idea when one evening after dining at a restaurant he realized he had forgotten his wallet. Within 1 year Diners Club had more than 20,000 cardmembers.

For principled reasons, Hertz Israel does not have in it's fleet any German made cars.

Israeli stamps are certified Kosher.

Under the current numbering system for Interstate highways, odd numbers generally indicate a north-south route, and even numbers mean an east-west route.

The average annual salary for a lead pastor in a megachurch (2,000+ members) is about $155,000, and can sometimes reach $400,000.

Hitler's mother contemplated abortion, But her doctor convinced her out of it.
Adolph Hitler was named Time magazine's person of the year in 1938
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« Reply #240 on: January 27, 2013, 08:06:59 PM »
Unless poured prior to shalosh seudos...

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« Reply #241 on: January 27, 2013, 09:20:16 PM »
Unless poured prior to shalosh seudos...
I'm pretty sure it needs to be before mincha...

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« Reply #242 on: January 28, 2013, 06:01:38 AM »
TROLL ALERT!!!


Why people troll?

 

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Posting inaccurate "facts"
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« Reply #243 on: January 28, 2013, 07:27:15 AM »
TROLL ALERT!!!


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Posting inaccurate "facts"
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Name-calling and insults.
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« Reply #244 on: January 28, 2013, 08:05:13 AM »
From your link...
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My friend, If you find that any of the facts that I post here to be inacurate, feel free to refute. It would be nice to have mature discussions about the the "facts". Otherwise there is no reason  to stick your tongue out, and imply that "facts" here are inaccurate.  :)

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« Reply #246 on: January 28, 2013, 09:59:16 AM »
Did you know that the brain is more active at night than during the day.
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« Reply #247 on: January 28, 2013, 11:06:51 AM »
Did you know that the brain is more active at night than during the day.
It depends when you sleep.
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« Reply #248 on: January 28, 2013, 04:17:20 PM »
Intersting facts you should know for the Cold/Flu season

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« Reply #250 on: January 29, 2013, 08:05:36 AM »
Did you know that Scientists claim that the higher your I.Q. the more you dream.
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« Reply #251 on: January 29, 2013, 09:35:53 AM »
ROFL
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« Reply #252 on: January 29, 2013, 01:45:57 PM »
Did you know that a women in the first trimester of pregnancy produces a hormone called progesterone which causes fatigue.
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« Reply #253 on: January 29, 2013, 01:52:34 PM »
??? Who woulda thunk it?

A side affect of Progesterone is fatigue. Hashem made it that progesterone helps maintain the endometrial tissue, which in turn helps keep the baby connected to the mother until the placenta takes over which is at about 3 months.
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« Reply #254 on: January 29, 2013, 02:10:53 PM »
Did you know that Scientists claim that the higher your I.Q. the more you dream.

if you found this on the net can you please post a link as would love to read the findings -tks

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« Reply #255 on: January 29, 2013, 02:13:21 PM »
if you found this on the net can you please post a link as would love to read the findings -tks

I didn't, but i'll google for you.  :)
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« Reply #256 on: January 29, 2013, 02:33:30 PM »
if you found this on the net can you please post a link as would love to read the findings -tks

Here are some:
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/1097-4679%28195404%2910:2%3C175::AID-JCLP2270100215%3E3.0.CO;2-9/abstract The findings should be on pages 175 - 178.
It's also metioned in this article:
http://siivola.org/monte/papers_grouped/copyrighted/Dream /Dreaming_and_Modern_Dream_Theory.htm

If you'd like to google some more, the author of the study was Manfred De Martino.
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« Reply #257 on: January 29, 2013, 03:47:41 PM »
Here are some:
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/1097-4679%28195404%2910:2%3C175::AID-JCLP2270100215%3E3.0.CO;2-9/abstract The findings should be on pages 175 - 178.
It's also metioned in this article:
http://siivola.org/monte/papers_grouped/copyrighted/Dream /Dreaming_and_Modern_Dream_Theory.htm

If you'd like to google some more, the author of the study was Manfred De Martino.

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« Reply #258 on: January 29, 2013, 04:53:02 PM »
Did you know that a women in the first trimester of pregnancy produces a hormone called progesterone which causes fatigue.
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« Reply #259 on: January 30, 2013, 08:23:09 AM »
Did you know that when you wrap the Retzuos of the Tefilin, it touches key accupuncture points according to Chinese medicine.
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