· It was once against the law to have a pet dog in a city in Iceland!
· There are more plastic flamingos in the U.S, than real ones!
· About 3000 years ago, most Egyptians died by the time they were 30!
· In Bangladesh, kids as young as 15 can be jailed for cheating on their finals!
· A company in Taiwan makes dinnerware out of wheat, so you can eat your plate!
· Q is the only letter in the alphabet that does not appear in the name of any of the United States!
· In Tokyo, they sell toupees for dogs!
· Albert Einstein was offered the presidency of Israel in 1952, but he declined
· Einstein couldn't speak fluently when he was nine. His parents thought he might be retarded
· In 1935, Jesse Owens broke 4 world records in 45 minutes
· Mother Teresa's real name was Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu
· George Washington died the last hour of the last day of the last week of the last month of the last year of the 18th century
· St Francis of Assisi introduced Christmas Carols to formal church services
· The quickest ascent of Everest, in 10 hours, 56 minutes, was achieved by Sherpa Lhakpa Gelu
· Abraham Lincoln held a liquor license and operated several taverns
· Walt Disney was once fired by a newspaper editor for lack of imagination
· Barbie's full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts
· Alexander the Great was an epileptic
· Mozart wrote the music for the song Twinkle Twinkle, Little Star when he was just five years old.
· Thomas Edison's total school education consisted of three months
· Santa Claus, St. Nicholas, was born in the ancient southeastern Turkish town of Lycia early in the fourth century
· The oldest national flag still in existence, that of Denmark, dates back to the 13th century
· The longest movie made lasts 85 hours and is fittingly titled "The Cure for Insomnia.
· The world's highest cricket ground is in Chail (HP), India, 2444 mts above sea level.
· The most common disease in the world is tooth decay
· Ninety percent of all species that have become extinct have been birds
· The youngest Pope was 11 years old.
· The quickest ascent of Everest, in 10 hours, 56 minutes, was achieved by Sherpa Lhakpa Gelu
· The longest fence in the world is in Australia and it runs for over 3,436 miles (5,530 km)
· The country with the most Post offices is India with over 152,792 compared with just over 38,000 in the United States.
· The first Valentine's Day card was sent by the imprisoned Duke of Orlean to his wife in 1415.
· Richard Cadbury invented the first Valentine's Day candy box in the late 1800s.
· The first novel, called The story of Genji, was written in 1007 by Japanese noble woman, Murasaki Shikibu.
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