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• Did you know Coca-Cola originally contained cocaine
• Did you know sponges hold more cold water than hot
• Did you know the most commonly forgotten item for travelers is their toothbrush
• Did you know Venetian blinds were invented in Japan
• Did you know Monopoly is the most played board game in the world
• Did you know 96% of candles sold are purchased by women
• Did you know China manufacturers 70% of the worlds toys
• Did you know paper originated from China
• Did you know the wheelbarrow is invented in China
• Did you know instant coffee was invented in 1901
• Did you know the electric chair was invented by a dentist
• Did you know rubber bands last longer when kept refrigerated
• Did you know a piece of paper cannot be folded more than 7 times
• Did you know VHS stands for Video Home System
• Did you know the WD in WD-40 stands for Water Displacer
• Did you know the electric toothbrush was invented in 1939
• Did you know Porsche also builds tractors
• Did you know Americans throw away 44 million newspapers a day
• Did you know over 2,500 left handed people are killed a year from using right handed products
• Did you know Americas top selling ice cream flavour is vanilla
• Did you know the doorbell was invented in 1831
• Did you know Iceland consumes more Coca Cola than any other country
• Did you know MasterCard was originally called MasterCharge
• Did you know wine is sold in tinted bottles because it spoils when exposed to light
• Did you know the tea bag was invented in 1908
• Did you know plastic bottles were first used for soft drinks in 1970
• Did you know the yo-yo was originally used as a weapon for hunting the in the Philippines
• Did you know the drinking straw was invented in 1886
• Did you know Scissors were most likely invented ancient Egypt
• Did you know 70% of all Irish barley grown goes towards the production of Guinness beer
• Did you know Britain was the first country to use postage stamps
• Did you know the side of a hammer is called a cheek
• Did you know Diet Coke was introduced in 1982
• Did you know over 100 people choke to death on ballpoint pens each year
• Did you know American's eat 18 billion hot dogs a year
• Did you know the first product to have a bar code was Wrigley's gum
• Did you know the first Lifesaver flavor was peppermint
• Did you know ants don`t like baby powder (talcum powder)
• Did you know originally in 1886 Coca Cola was introduced as an 'intellectual beverage' to boost brain power
• Did you know John Kellogg invented corn flakes
• Did you know Orange Fanta is the 3rd largest selling soft drink in the world
• Did you know dairy products account for 29% of all food consumed in the U.S.
• Did you know Coca Cola was founded by Joseph A Biedenharn
• Did you know the dollar values on the board game Monopoly have been the same since 1935
• Did you know the first paperback book was printed by Penguin Publishing in 1935
• Did you know Pez was invented in 1927
• Did you know the first toothbrush was invented in 1498
• Did you know it takes a plastic container over 50,000 years to start decomposing
• Did you know 45% of people use mouthwash daily
• Did you know the most popular toothbrush color is blue
• Did you know chocolate manufacturers use 40% of the world's almonds
• Did you know the number 1 reason why people purchase a mobile phone is for safety
• Did you know the makers of the board game Monopoly print over 50 billion dollars worth of Monopoly money every year
• Did you know the Colgate toothpaste company started out making starch, soap, and candles
• Did you know useful life of a modern toilet is 50 years
• Did you know it takes 1 week to make a jelly bean
• Did you know a violin contains over 70 separate pieces of wood
• Did you know the ice cream cone was introduced in 1904
• Did you know 93% of households in Denmark consume wine (the highest % in the world with France second with 85% of households)
• Did you know Americans consume over 10 billion bowls of soup each year
• Did you know arachibutyrophobia is fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of your mouth
• Did you know dry ice transforms directly from being a solid to a gas
• Did you know the first aluminum drink can was introduced in 1964
• Did you know the first drug that was sold as a water soluble tablet was aspirin in 1900
• Did you know chalk is made from tiny plankton fossils
• Did you know Nintendo first produced playing cards
• Did you know John Cadbury founded the Cadbury chocolate company in England in 1842 producing the first chocolate bars
• Did you know 1 plain milk chocolate bar has more protein than a banana
• Did you know coffee is the most popular beverage worldwide with over 400 billion cups consumed each year
• Did you know there are around 30 milligrams of caffeine in the average chocolate bar while a cup of coffee has around 100 to 150
• Did you know Cheerios cereal was originally called Cheerioats
• Did you know the first credit card was a Diner's Club card issued in 1950
• Did you know in American supermarkets peanut butter is one of the most frequently purchased items
• Did you know according to manufacturer Spalding the average lifespan of an NBA basketball is 10,000 bounces
• Did you know the corkscrew was invented in 1890
• Did you know there are 2 credit cards for every person in the US
• Did you know the average woman will consume over 2.7kg (6 pounds) of lipstick in their lifetime
• Did you know the typewriter was invented in 1829
• Did you know the dishwasher was invented in 1889
• Did you know the wristwatch was invented in 1904

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