LOUIS PASTEUR DEVELOPED PASTEURIZATION FOR BEER MORE THAN 20 YEARS BEFORE HE DID IT FOR MILK.
THE RECORD SPEED FOR A SLUG IS 0.2 MILES PER HOUR.
JAMIE LEE CURTIS PLAYS A MARRIED LADY WHO DOESN'T KNOW HER HUSBAND (NAMED "HARRY") IS A SPY IN THE 1994 MOVIE "TRUE LIES".
IN 2001, SHE APPEARS IN THE MOVIE "THE TAILOR OF PANAMA", IN WHICH SHE PLAYS A MARRIED LADY WHO DOESN'T KNOW HER HUSBAND (NAMED "HARRY") IS A SPY.
CATHY RIGBY IS THE ONLY WOMAN TO POSE NUDE FOR "SPORTS ILLUSTRATED".
IN PARIS IN 1740, A COW WAS HANGED IN PARIS FOLLOWING IT'S CONVICTION FOR SORCERY.
ANDORRA IS THE ONLY COUNTRY WITH FREE POSTAL SERVICES.
ARMADILLOS ARE THE ONLY ANIMAL BESIDES HUMANS THAT CAN CONTRACT LEPROSY.
IN THE MIDDLE AGES, JAPANESE WOMEN PAINTED THEIR TEETH BLACK TO LOOK MORE BEAUTIFUL.
"THE COMEDY OF ERRORS" IS THE ONLY PLAY IN WHICH SHAKESPEARE MENTIONS "AMERICA".
"THE PLUTO PLATTER" WAS THE ORIGINAL NAME FOR THE FRISBEE.
LYNDON BAINES JOHNSON, OUR 36TH U.S. PRESIDENT, WAS ONCE ENGAGED TO THE DAUGHTER OF A TEXAS KU KLUX KLAN LEADER. JOHNSON CALLED OFF THE WEDDING WHEN HIS FUTURE FATHER-IN-LAW CALLED HIS FAMILY "SHIFTLESS DIRT FARMERS AND GRUBBY POLITICIANS".
THE ONLY BEATLES SONG ON WHICH JOHN LENNON PLAYS AND SINGS WITHOUT THE HELP OF ANY OF THE OTHER THREE BEATLES IS A SONG CALLED "JULIA" FROM THE ALBUM "THE BEATLES" ("THE WHITE ALBUM"). THE SONG IS LENNON'S QUIET TRIBUTE TO HIS BELOVED MOTHER, WHO WAS KILLED WHEN HE WAS A TEENAGER.
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