Did you know that the first man to die during the construction of the Hoover Dam was the father of the last man to die during the construction?

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*During their marriage, Angelina Jolie and Billy Bob Thornton bought an electric chair for their dining room.










In a lifetime, the average clean-shaven man will spend five months shaving and will remove 28ft of hair.








The first man to die during planning & construction of the Hoover Dam was the father of the last man to die during its construction. December 20, 1922 with J.G. Tierney a Bureau of Reclamation employee who was part of a geological survey and drowned when he fell from a barge. Exactly 13 years later, in 1935, his son Patrick W. Tierney, fell to his death from an intake tower.







The 80/20 Rule means that in anything a few (20 percent) are vital and many(80 percent) are trivial. In Pareto's case it meant 20 percent of the people owned 80 percent of the wealth. In Juran's initial work he identified 20 percent of the defects causing 80 percent of the problems. Project Managers know that 20 percent of the work (the first 10 percent and the last 10 percent) consume 80 percent of your time and resources. You can apply the 80/20 Rule to almost anything, from the science of management to the physical world.20% of the work force does 80% of the work.

Did you know that In the movie "Scarface" the F-word is said 207 time?

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Sylvester Stallone wrote the script for Rocky and sold it for a very low price, on the condition that he star in the movie and receive a share of the profits. Rocky went on to win three Oscars, including best picture. It made Stallone's movie career.

In the movie "Scarface" the F-word is said 207 time, which works out to an average of 1.22 per minute.

During the filming of the movie "Scream", director Wes Craven kept telling Drew Barrymore real life stories about animal cruelty in order to keep her looking scared and crying. She is a keen animal lover in real life.

The original "Mad Max" film cost $300,000AUD to produce, and earned $100 Million world wide. This earned it the record in Guinness Book of Records as the highest profit-to-cost ratio of a motion picture, and only lost this record in 2000 to "The Blair Witch Project".

The stunt double for Bernie in the movie "Weekend at Bernie's" suffered a few broken ribs while filming the movie, due to all the pitfalls and stunts of playing a dead man; most notably in the scene involving Bernie being dragged around the surface of the lake, bumping into metal floating obstacles.

Did you know that James Bonard Fowler, a former state trooper was indicted for a murder 40 years later

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1962

Oct. 1

James Meredith becomes the first black student to enroll at the University of Mississippi. Violence and riots surrounding the incident cause President Kennedy to send 5,000 federal troops.

1966

Oct.

(Oakland, Calif.) The militant Black Panthers are founded by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale

1991

Nov. 22

After two years of debates, vetoes, and threatened vetoes, President Bush reverses himself and signs the Civil Rights Act of 1991, strengthening existing civil rights laws and providing for damages in cases of intentional employment discrimination.

2005

June 21

The ringleader of the Mississippi civil rights murders (see Aug. 4, 1964), Edgar Ray Killen, is convicted of manslaughter on the 41st anniversary of the crimes.

2007

May 10

James Bonard Fowler, a former state trooper, is indicted for the murder of Jimmie Lee Jackson 40 years after Jackson's death. The 1965 killing lead to a series of historic civil rights protests in Selma, Ala.

Did you know that there more dogs in the US than people in Paris?

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There are about one billion cattle in the world of which 200 million are in India.







Pork is the world's most widely-eaten meat.







The South American giant anteater eats more than 30,000 ants a day.






There are about 54 million dogs in the US, and Paris is said to have more dogs than people.

Did you know that many species of insects are lower in fat and higher in protein and have a better food-to-meat ratio than beef, lamb, pork, or chicke

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Entomophagy is the scientific name for insect eating. There are more than 1,450 recorded species of edible insects. Many species of insects are lower in fat and higher in protein and have a better food-to-meat ratio than beef, lamb, pork, or chicken.


















Strawberry is the only fruit with its seeds on the outside.







All other vegetables must be replanted every year except two perennial vegetables; Asparagus and rhubarb that can live to produce on their own for several growing seasons.








If you trace your family tree back 25 generations, you will have 33,554,432 direct ancestors – assuming no incest was involved.

























If you dug a well to the centre of the Earth, and dropped a brick in it, it would take 45 minutes to get to the bottom – 4,000 miles down.

Did you know that The average America online user spends 70 minutes day online?

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The city of Nottingham in England was the first city to have Braille signs (signs for the blind) in its shopping malls for the blind.






Touching and stroking a plant will aid in it growing healthy.





















The average America online user spends 70 minutes day online.








Walt Disney named Mickey Mouse after Mickey Rooney, whose mother he dated.

Did you know that Ray LLoyd invented the cleaning device called the dust pan?

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In-vitro babies are born in Australia more than any other country in the world.



















The world's oldest rose is located Hildeshiem Cathedral in Germany and is thought to be over 1,000 years old.









The most popular grown bulbs are tulips.























In 1958, the Crayola crayon color "Midnight Blue" by the request of teachers as kids could not relate to Prussian history.



Ray, Lloyd

invented a cleaning device, he called it a dust pan.