The French named one of their aircraft carriers after Ferdinand Foch, a man who once said "Airplanes are interesting toys but of no military value".
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It has been calculated that every 2 minutes, we take more pictures than all of humanity in the 19th century.
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New York's Central Park is nearly twice the size of the entire country of Monaco.
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68 percent of a Hostess Twinkie is air!
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Most lipstick contains fish scales!
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22% leave the glob of toothpaste in the sink.
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The first household refrigerators cost about $16,000, in today's money!
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Coins usually survive in circulation for about 30 years.
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