Trivia For You Thursday November 13, 2008 |
When baby opossum are born, they are so small that an entire litter can fit in a tablespoon. They live inside their mother's pouch for three months before climbing out and riding on her back. |
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In Japan, a gruesome TV drama series, "Shitsurakuen" (or, "Paradise Lost"), popularized the drinking of red wine. The Japanese demand for red wine exploded when the show's main characters committed suicide by mixing poison with Chateau Margaux. Many Japanese wine drinkers switched from the preferred white to red after the 1997 TV episode aired. Advertising agencies said the macabre show not only pushed red wine sales, but wine glass sales also rose. |
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The buzzing of flies and bees is not produced by any sound-producing apparatus within the insects' bodies. It is simply the sound of their wings moving up and down at a rapid rate. |
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Americans eat an average of 18 pounds of fresh apples each year. The most popular variety in the United States is the Red Delicious. |
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St. Louis was called the "Gateway to the West" in the 1800s because it served as a starting place for wagon train departures. |
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