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Nabisco's "Oreo's" are the world's best-selling brand of cookie at a rate of 6 billion sold each year. The first Oreo was sold in 1912. 'Naked' means to be unprotected. 'Nude' means unclothed. Names for Atlantic hurricanes can be only French, English, or Spanish. Napoleon Bonaparte is the historical figure most often portrayed in movies. He has been featured in 194 movies, Jesus Christ in 152, and Abraham Lincoln in 137. Napoleon constructed his battle plans in a sandbox. Napoleon took 14,000 French decrees and simplified them into a unified set of 7 laws. This was the first time in modern history that a nation's laws applied equally to all citizens. Napoleon's 7 laws are so impressive that by 1960 more than 70 governments had patterned their own laws after them or used them verbatim. NASCAR stands for National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing. Natural gas has no odor. The smell is added artificially so that leaks can be detected. Nearly 400 cocoa beans are required to make a pound of chocolate liquor, the semi-liquid mass produced by grinding the beans. A non-alcoholic substance, chocolate liquor is the basis of all chocolate and cocoa products.
Nearly half the people on the earth live in only one thirtieeth of the total land area. Neck ties were first worn in Croatia. Negative emotions such as anxiety and depression can weaken your immune system. Neil Armstrong stepped on the moon with his left foot first. Neil Shoen, the guitarist from Journey got his start playing in San Francisco with Santana. Neil Young was once roommates with Rick James. Neither Fruit Flies nor May Flies are flies. Nevada was the first state to sanction the use of the gas chamber, and the first execution by lethal gas took place in February, 1924. New Hampshire law forbids you to tap your feet, nod your head, or in any way keep time to the music in a tavern, restaurant, or cafe. New Hampshire's license plates are stamped with the motto "Live Free Or Die." They are made by prison inmates. New Jersey, with 96, is the US state with the greatest number of hazardous waste sites. New Orleans' first Mardi Gras celebration was held in February, 1826. New York City has 570 miles of shoreline. New York City's administrative code still requires that hitching posts be located in front of City Hall so that reporters can tie their horses. New York City's nickname the "Big Apple" is named after an early swing-dance that originated in a South Carolina club (which used to be a church) called "The Big Apple." New York's first St. Patrick's day parade was held on March 17, 1762. New Zealand is the only country that contains every type of climate in the world. Newborn babies have about 350 bones. They gradually merge and disappear until there are about 206 by age 5. Next time you start a riot in Wisconsin remember that it is illegal to use a laser pointer to do so. Nine U.S. Presidents never went to college: George Washington, Andrew Jackson, Martin Van Buren, Zachary Taylor, Millard Fillmore, Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson, Grover Cleveland, and Harry Truman. Ninety percent of all species that have become extinct have been birds. No evidence of man's evolutionary ancestors has so far been found in either North or South America. Fossils and other remains suggest that the first Americans crossed the Bering Straits (which at the time was dry land) from Asia between 20,000 and 40,000 years ago.
No language has more synonyms than English. No man is allowed to make love to his wife with the smell of garlic, onions, or sardines on his breath in Alexandria, Minnesota. If his wife so requests, law mandates that he must brush his teeth. No one knows where Mozart is buried. No one knows why there is a 33 on a Rolling Rock bottle... the secret died with the original brewer. No one knows why, but 90 percent of women who walk into a department store immediately turn to the right.... No one may catch fish with his bare hands in Kansas. No piece of dry square paper can be folded more than 7 times in half! No piece of paper can be folded more than 7 times. No piece of square, dry paper can be folded more than seven times in half No president of the United states was an only child. No SEAL has ever surrendered and no wounded or dead SEAL has ever been left on the field during battle.
No species of wild plant produces a flower or blossom that is absolutely black, and so far, none has been developed artificially. No two human outer EARS (pinnae)-even your own- are exactly alike.Earology, as the system is called, was developed to supplement identification by fingerprints. No two lions have the same pattern of whiskers, like a fingerprint. No two spider webs are the same. No woman may have sex with a man while riding in an ambulance within the boundaries of Tremonton, Utah. If caught, the woman can be charged with a sexual misdemeanor and "her name is to be published in the local newspaper." The man isn't charged nor is his name revealed. No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver, or purple. Nobel, actually invented dynamite, (Dynamite no.1 and Ballistite) but when he saw the destruction it caused, he decided to do something benevolent with all the money he made. Hence the Nobel Prize. Nobody is buried in Grant's tomb. President & Mrs. Grant are entombed there. A body is buried only when it is placed in the ground and covered with dirt. Nobody knows what happened to the body Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. During his funeral in 1791, a thunderstorm suddenly appeared and his funeral party dropped the coffin and ran for cover. When they returned, the coffin was gone. Nobody knows where Mozart is buried. Non-dairy creamer is flammable. Non-married couples in Idaho who engage in sexual intercourse can be jailed for up to six months No-one has ever died from smoking cannabis North America was called Turtle Island by the Delaware Indians. Not only do apple seeds contain cyanogens, precursors to cyanide, but peach pits, almond skins, citrus fruits and some berrys contain them aswell. Nothing rhymes with the word 'month' Now, where did the word 'fuck' come from? Click here to find out Nutmeg is extremely
poisonous if injected intravenously it can kill you.
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