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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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Re: Did you know.... Interesting facts
« Reply #420 on: October 05, 2013, 10:27:31 PM »
...that I miss the OP.
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Re: Did you know.... Interesting facts
« Reply #421 on: October 06, 2013, 08:29:08 AM »
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Re: Did you know.... Interesting facts
« Reply #422 on: October 13, 2013, 12:54:17 PM »
DYK...The world’s most expensive private jet, an Airbus A380 owned by Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Al Saud, has an estimated cost over $500 million. Some of the special features of the jet include a two-car garage, a stable for horses and camels, and a prayer room that rotates so it always faces Mecca.
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Re: Did you know.... Interesting facts
« Reply #423 on: October 13, 2013, 12:55:55 PM »
DYK...The world’s most expensive private jet, an Airbus A380 owned by Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Al Saud, has an estimated cost over $500 million. Some of the special features of the jet include a two-car garage, a stable for horses and camels, and a prayer room that rotates so it always faces Mecca.
If you knew that you'd be wrong :P
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« Reply #424 on: October 13, 2013, 12:58:11 PM »
The jet is already sold to someine else

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« Reply #425 on: October 13, 2013, 12:58:18 PM »
If you knew that you'd be wrong :P

Uh oh. Ok, so which is the most expensive?
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Re: Did you know.... Interesting facts
« Reply #426 on: October 13, 2013, 12:58:49 PM »
The jet is already sold to someine else
Lol. Guess my facts are wrong.
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Re: Did you know.... Interesting facts
« Reply #427 on: October 13, 2013, 01:01:19 PM »
The jet is already sold to someine else
Nor what is ever outfitted like that.
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Re: Did you know.... Interesting facts
« Reply #428 on: October 13, 2013, 01:06:09 PM »
Nor what is ever outfitted like that.

....but I read it on the internet.

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Re: Did you know.... Interesting facts
« Reply #429 on: October 13, 2013, 01:28:39 PM »
....but I read it on the internet.

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Re: Did you know.... Interesting facts
« Reply #430 on: October 13, 2013, 07:27:43 PM »
Mr. Alwaleed is known for lavish plans that get sidestepped when the first bill comes...
Give him the benefit of the doubt. He was just trying to hit a spend threshold
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« Reply #431 on: October 23, 2013, 08:33:49 PM »
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« Reply #432 on: October 23, 2013, 08:47:54 PM »
Dan is subscribed to his own tweets! But he has them turned off at night so he doesn't bother himself.
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« Reply #433 on: October 23, 2013, 08:56:10 PM »
He knows I'll one day hack into his account so don't wanna get disturbed during night hours.
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Dan is subscribed to his own tweets! But he has them turned off at night so he doesn't bother himself.

Probably to see if a post gets tweeted out or not. And also to see when exactly it gets posted.
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He knows I'll one day hack into his account so don't wanna get disturbed during night hours.
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Dan is subscribed to his own tweets! But he has them turned off at night so he doesn't bother himself.
How?
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How?
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He has a separate account for AMEX, etc.
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