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quote[0]="<tr><td><div class='text'>The word 'mafia' was created as an acronym for Morte alla francia italia adela, meaning literally 'Death to the French is Italy's cry.'</div></td></tr>"
quote[1]="<tr><td><div class='text'>There are two credit cards for every person in the United States.</div></td></tr>"
quote[2]="<tr><td><div class='text'>The Hula Hoop is illegal in Finland.</div></td></tr>"
quote[3]="<tr><td><div class='text'>Half of all Americans live within 50 miles of their birthplace.</div></td></tr>"
quote[4]="<tr><td><div class='text'>A soccer ball has 32 panels.</div></td></tr>"
quote[5]="<tr><td><div class='text'>The metal instrument used in shoe stores to measure feet is called the Brannock device.</div></td></tr>"
quote[6]="<tr><td><div class='text'>John Wayne holds the record for playing the most leading roles in films. He played the lead in all but 11 of his 153 movies.</div></td></tr>"
quote[7]="<tr><td><div class='text'>The Oreo is the world’s best-selling cookie.</div></td></tr>"
quote[8]="<tr><td><div class='text'>The only rock that floats in water is pumice.</div></td></tr>"
quote[9]="<tr><td><div class='text'>According to the Wall Street Journal, more blonde hair dye is sold in Dallas than in any other U.S. city.</div></td></tr>"
quote[10]="<tr><td><div class='text'>Something freckled can be said to be 'lentiginous.'</div></td></tr>"
quote[11]="<tr><td><div class='text'>The White House was the biggest house in the United States until the Civil War.</div></td></tr>"
quote[12]="<tr><td><div class='text'>The Chinese invented sauerkraut.</div></td></tr>"
quote[13]="<tr><td><div class='text'>The 'ZIP' in 'ZIP code' stands for 'Zoning Improvement Plan.'</div></td></tr>"
quote[14]="<tr><td><div class='text'>Americans say banana is their favorite smell.</div></td></tr>"
quote[15]="<tr><td><div class='text'>Swedes drink more coffee than any other people in the world.</div></td></tr>"
quote[16]="<tr><td><div class='text'>1968 was the last time the Academy Awards show met the scheduled three hour running time.</div></td></tr>"
quote[17]="<tr><td><div class='text'>Twenty-five percent of all businesses in the United States are franchises.</div></td></tr>"
quote[18]="<tr><td><div class='text'>According to an old Egyptian text, a delicate nerve runs from the fourth finger of a person's left hand to their heart, thus explaining the origin why that finger is the 'wedding finger.'</div></td></tr>"
quote[19]="<tr><td><div class='text'>Julius Caesar and Napoleon Bonaparte both suffered from epilepsy.</div></td></tr>"
quote[20]="<tr><td><div class='text'>The two robbers crucified next to Jesus were named Dismas and Gestas.</div></td></tr>"
quote[21]="<tr><td><div class='text'>Bullet proof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers and laser printers were all invented by women.</div></td></tr>"
quote[22]="<tr><td><div class='text'>Vermont, Alaska, Hawaii and Maine are the four states in the U.S. that do not allow billboards.</div></td></tr>"
quote[23]="<tr><td><div class='text'>Albert Einstein never learned how to drive a car.</div></td></tr>"
quote[24]="<tr><td><div class='text'>Barbie’s last name is Roberts.</div></td></tr>"
quote[25]="<tr><td><div class='text'>Moby Doll was the first killer whale held in captivity.</div></td></tr>"
quote[26]="<tr><td><div class='text'>Betsy Ross ran a munitions factory in her basement.</div></td></tr>"
quote[27]="<tr><td><div class='text'>The mouths of the President's faces on Mt. Rushmore are 18 feet wide.</div></td></tr>"
quote[28]="<tr><td><div class='text'>Astronauts are taller in space than they are on Earth (due to gravity).</div></td></tr>"
quote[29]="<tr><td><div class='text'>The first car accident occurred in 1896.</div></td></tr>"
quote[30]="<tr><td><div class='text'>Jim Morrison (of The Doors) was the first rock star to be arrested on stage.</div></td></tr>"
quote[31]="<tr><td><div class='text'>On the average, there are eight peas in a pod.</div></td></tr>"
quote[32]="<tr><td><div class='text'>The real name of Jesus was Yeshua, Jesus is the Greek version of the name.</div></td></tr>"
quote[33]="<tr><td><div class='text'>The 1997 Jack Nicholson film As Good As It Gets is known in China as Mr. Cat Poop.</div></td></tr>"
quote[34]="<tr><td><div class='text'>You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television.</div></td></tr>"
quote[35]="<tr><td><div class='text'>Thermometers date back to the 1600s, at the time, however, they were filled with brandy, not mercury.</div></td></tr>"
quote[36]="<tr><td><div class='text'>Karate was not introduced to Japan until 1917.</div></td></tr>"
quote[37]="<tr><td><div class='text'>Hawaii has the largest consumption of Spam in the United States.</div></td></tr>"
quote[38]="<tr><td><div class='text'>The opposite of 'cross-eyed' is 'wall-eyed.'</div></td></tr>"
quote[39]="<tr><td><div class='text'>The lifespan of a tastebud is 10 days.</div></td></tr>"
quote[40]="<tr><td><div class='text'>Experts say married men change their underwear twice as often as single men.</div></td></tr>"
quote[41]="<tr><td><div class='text'>Prince’s high school nickname was Skippy.</div></td></tr>"
quote[42]="<tr><td><div class='text'>Lyndon B. Johnson was the first President of the United States to wear contact lenses.</div></td></tr>"
quote[43]="<tr><td><div class='text'>The petunia and the potato are related to each other.</div></td></tr>"
quote[44]="<tr><td><div class='text'>Your thumb is the same length as your nose.</div></td></tr>"
quote[45]="<tr><td><div class='text'>Wilma Flintstone's maiden name was Wilma Slaghoopal. Betty Rubble's was Betty Jean McBricker.</div></td></tr>"
quote[46]="<tr><td><div class='text'>According to the Bible, Methusaleh was the oldest man who ever lived. He is said to have lived 969 years.</div></td></tr>"
quote[47]="<tr><td><div class='text'>Taiwan was known formerly as Formosa.</div></td></tr>"
quote[48]="<tr><td><div class='text'>The croissant originated in Austria.</div></td></tr>"
quote[49]="<tr><td><div class='text'>The first Marvel superhero was the Human Torch.</div></td></tr>"
quote[50]="<tr><td><div class='text'>If you go blind in one eye, you'll only lose about one-fifth of your vision (but all your depth perception).</div></td></tr>"
quote[51]="<tr><td><div class='text'>A Chinese checkerboard has 121 holes.</div></td></tr>"
quote[52]="<tr><td><div class='text'>8% of Americans twiddle their thumbs.</div></td></tr>"
quote[53]="<tr><td><div class='text'>Alaska was bought from Russia for about two cents an acre.</div></td></tr>"
quote[54]="<tr><td><div class='text'>Lemons have more sugar than oranges.</div></td></tr>"
quote[55]="<tr><td><div class='text'>Steamboat Willie was Disney's first film with sound.</div></td></tr>"
quote[56]="<tr><td><div class='text'>'Pez' (as in the candy) comes from the German, PfeffErminZ, meaning peppermint.</div></td></tr>"
quote[57]="<tr><td><div class='text'>After taxes, the winners on Who Wants to Be A Millionaire take home about $650,000.</div></td></tr>"
quote[58]="<tr><td><div class='text'>Woody Allen takes his temperature every two hours during the day.</div></td></tr>"
quote[59]="<tr><td><div class='text'>69% of American workers say they find praise and recognition from their bosses more motivating than money.</div></td></tr>"
quote[60]="<tr><td><div class='text'>The word for poison in German is gift.</div></td></tr>"
quote[61]="<tr><td><div class='text'>In 1750, people on the streets of London jeered at philanthropist Jonas Hanway. Why? He was the first man to carry an umbrella.</div></td></tr>"
quote[62]="<tr><td><div class='text'>The only active diamond mine in the United States is in Arkansas.</div></td></tr>"
quote[63]="<tr><td><div class='text'>The human body has enough fat to produce seven bars of soap.</div></td></tr>"
quote[64]="<tr><td><div class='text'>Dueling is legal in Paraguay as long as both parties are registered blood donors.</div></td></tr>"
quote[65]="<tr><td><div class='text'>The orchid lasts longer than any other bloom.</div></td></tr>"
quote[66]="<tr><td><div class='text'>There are 132 rooms in the White House.</div></td></tr>"
quote[67]="<tr><td><div class='text'>The banana is the world's largest herb.</div></td></tr>"
quote[68]="<tr><td><div class='text'>Poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was the first American to have plumbing installed in his house in 1840.</div></td></tr>"
quote[69]="<tr><td><div class='text'>Ancient Chinese artists would never paint pictures of women's feet.</div></td></tr>"
quote[70]="<tr><td><div class='text'>The average human drinks about 16,000 gallons of water in a lifetime.</div></td></tr>"
quote[71]="<tr><td><div class='text'>Nolan Ryan was the first baseball player to make over $1 million dollars in a season.</div></td></tr>"
quote[72]="<tr><td><div class='text'>A violin contains about 70 separate pieces of wood.</div></td></tr>"
quote[73]="<tr><td><div class='text'>The metal cesium will melt in your hand and catch fire due to the temperature of your skin.</div></td></tr>"
quote[74]="<tr><td><div class='text'>The paper clip was patented in 1901.</div></td></tr>"
quote[75]="<tr><td><div class='text'>China has more English speakers than the United States.</div></td></tr>"
quote[76]="<tr><td><div class='text'>Blondes have more hair than dark-haired people.</div></td></tr>"
quote[77]="<tr><td><div class='text'>The ancient Egyptians slept on pillows made of stone.</div></td></tr>"
quote[78]="<tr><td><div class='text'>The piece that protrudes from the top end of an umbrella is called a 'ferrule.'</div></td></tr>"
quote[79]="<tr><td><div class='text'>The Greek national anthem has 158 verses.</div></td></tr>"

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