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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 #460 on: September 14, 2014, 09:07:09 PM »
Why would they man the ticket counters for 5 years if the airport wasn't functioning???

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« Reply #462 on: September 15, 2014, 02:43:49 AM »
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Because of the short supply in construction materials in Gaza, stones of the airport's tarmac are used for rebuilding other structures.
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« Reply #463 on: September 15, 2014, 01:32:07 PM »
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Re: Did you know.... Interesting facts
« Reply #464 on: September 15, 2014, 02:05:29 PM »
Why would they man the ticket counters for 5 years if the airport wasn't functioning???
Ridiculously ridiculous!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4449461.stm

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Re: Did you know.... Interesting facts
« Reply #465 on: September 15, 2014, 02:15:46 PM »
Ridiculously ridiculous!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4449461.stm
Hey if they're getting paid why not? Who wouldn't want such a job?

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Re: Did you know.... Interesting facts
« Reply #466 on: September 15, 2014, 02:21:44 PM »
Hey if they're getting paid why not? Who wouldn't want such a job?

Nobody with any self-respect.

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« Reply #467 on: September 15, 2014, 02:24:26 PM »
Nobody with any self-respect.
I guess there are many government workers out there with no self respect...

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Re: Did you know.... Interesting facts
« Reply #468 on: September 15, 2014, 02:26:29 PM »
I guess there are many government workers out there with no self respect...

Nothing can compare to working a ticket counter at an airport that has no flights.

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« Reply #469 on: September 15, 2014, 03:39:12 PM »
I know a guy who works for a government office where they aren't allowed to look out the window before noon.

Because if they did, they'd have nothing to do after.
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« Reply #470 on: September 15, 2014, 10:22:28 PM »
364 days a year? Which day did it not operate?

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« Reply #471 on: September 15, 2014, 10:32:13 PM »
I know a guy who works for a government office where they aren't allowed to look out the window before noon.

Because if they did, they'd have nothing to do after.

Yes, and I know a guy who got hired for a government job. In the interview the boss saw he had served in the army and was injured. "What was your injury?" he asked. The guy said he got his inyanim (b--tzim) blown off. The boss said, "Okay, you start Monday. Hours are 9 to 5. Come in at 11am." The guy says, "Why 11am?" The boss says, "Because the first two hours everyone just stands around oon m'kratzt di eyer. Obviously you can't take part in that."

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« Reply #472 on: September 15, 2014, 10:53:29 PM »
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Yes, and I know a guy who got hired for a government job. In the interview the boss saw he had served in the army and was injured. "What was your injury?" he asked. The guy said he got his inyanim (b--tzim) blown off. The boss said, "Okay, you start Monday. Hours are 9 to 5. Come in at 11am." The guy says, "Why 11am?" The boss says, "Because the first two hours everyone just stands around oon m'kratzt di eyer. Obviously you can't take part in that."

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You can see a Monsey Tours bus in the beginning of 24 8.1
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