311. Duracell,
the battery-maker, built parts of its new international headquarters using
materials from its own waste.
312. Vampire bat saliva has been responsible for many advances in research into stroke
recovery.
313. During the making of the movie "Fight Club," actor Brad Pitt chipped his tooth. However,
he did not get his tooth capped until after the movie was done filming as he thought it
would look better chipped for his character.
314. Clans of long ago that wanted to get rid of their unwanted people without killing them used
to burn their houses down - hence the expression "to get fired."
315. In ancient Rome, it was considered a sign of leadership to be born with a crooked nose.
316. The word "checkmate" in chess comes from the Persian phrase "Shah-Mat," which
means the king is dead.
317. If you yelled for 8 years, 7 months and 6 days, you would have produced enough sound
energy to heat one cup of coffee.
318. A common drink for Tibetans is Butter Tea which is made out of butter, salt, and brick tea.
319. Bourbon was first made by a Baptist minister from Bourbon County in Kentucky in 1789.
That is where it got its name.
320. The Pentagon, in Arlington, Virginia, has twice as many bathrooms as is necessary.
When it was built in the 1940s, the state of Virginia still had segregation laws requiring
separate toilet facilities for blacks and whites.
materials from its own waste.
312. Vampire bat saliva has been responsible for many advances in research into stroke
recovery.
313. During the making of the movie "Fight Club," actor Brad Pitt chipped his tooth. However,
he did not get his tooth capped until after the movie was done filming as he thought it
would look better chipped for his character.
314. Clans of long ago that wanted to get rid of their unwanted people without killing them used
to burn their houses down - hence the expression "to get fired."
315. In ancient Rome, it was considered a sign of leadership to be born with a crooked nose.
316. The word "checkmate" in chess comes from the Persian phrase "Shah-Mat," which
means the king is dead.
317. If you yelled for 8 years, 7 months and 6 days, you would have produced enough sound
energy to heat one cup of coffee.
318. A common drink for Tibetans is Butter Tea which is made out of butter, salt, and brick tea.
319. Bourbon was first made by a Baptist minister from Bourbon County in Kentucky in 1789.
That is where it got its name.
320. The Pentagon, in Arlington, Virginia, has twice as many bathrooms as is necessary.
When it was built in the 1940s, the state of Virginia still had segregation laws requiring
separate toilet facilities for blacks and whites.
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