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34 Sex and Rock n’ Roll

According to a survey, young people consider that music is even more important than sex.

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CD’s…


A CD has a radius of 4.7 in (12 cm) for a playtime of 74 minutes because it is also the playtime of Beethoven’s 9th symphony.


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A plague of rats


The eradication of cats, due to superstitions and beliefs about witchcraft, allowed the spread of the plague.


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Chinese are everywhere


Apricots originally came from the northeast of China.


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USA


There is no official language in the United States.


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Kids and grown-ups love it so…


HARIBO comes from “HAns RIegel, BOnn”, creator of the company, followed by the name of the city where he created it.


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Some exercise


Speech requires 72 muscles.


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There’s a life before Apple


Steve Wozniak (and, to some extent, Steve Jobs himself), used to be, before starting Apple in their garage, quite well known in the Phreak/Blue Box community. Wozniak’ nickname was… “The Woz”!


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Moo


A cow may walk upstairs, but never downstairs.


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You said Pizza ?


The modern pizza (as we know it nowadays) has been invented in 1889 by Raffaele Esposito.


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I have a dream


A human spends about 4 years of his life dreaming.


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Fame


The Sex Pistols only recorded one album.


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George, get set for a mind blowing afternoon


Georges Washington used to grow cannabis in his garden.


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Swallow


An adult swallows his saliva 1500 times a day (on average).


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Unbelievable!


Michael Jackson, at some point, used to be black.


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