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1. Charles
Sherwood Stratton was born 4 January 1838, and his growth virtually stopped at
six months, reaching only one meter at adulthood. He was picked up by P.T.
Barnum and became a huge circus success as "General Tom Thumb.
2. No-one
knows Albert Einstein's last words, because his attendant nurse did not speak
German.
3. Women
in the Tiwi tribe of Northern Australia are married at birth.
4. The
active ingredient in Chinese delicacy, bird's nest soup, is saliva.
5. During
World War I, a South African monkey was promoted to corporal.
6. "Abracadabra"
was originally used to cure those afflicted with hay fever
7. Julius
Caesar wore his signature laurel wreath in order to cover up his oncoming
baldness.
8. There
are 240 dots in Pac-Man
1. Urination
was once used as a way of washing clothes.
2. In
Russia, it's a criminal offense to drive around in a dirty car.
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