As each and every cut and polished diamond is the result of the meticulous work of skilled masters, only one polished diamond in a thousand weighs more than a carat.
As of January 1998, American Express had not issued a single credit card with an expiration date past December 1999. The company hoped to protect cardholders from Y2K problems.
Assuming that each fold neatly overlaps its opposite side, a dollar bill can be folded only six times – seven, if put into a vise.
At 12,000 feet above sea level, there is barely enough oxygen in La Paz, Bolivia to support combustion. The city is nearly fireproof.
At race tracks, the favorite wins fewer than 30 percent of all horse races.
Babar the Elephant's wife is named Celeste.
Bacteria, the tiniest free-living cells, are so small that a single drop of liquid may contain 50 million of them.
Bad weather on the way to the wedding is thought to be an omen of an unhappy marriage; some cultures, however, consider rain is considered a good omen. Cloudy skies and wind are believed to cause stormy marriages. Snow, on the other hand, is associated with fertility and wealth.
Libra the Scales is the only inanimate symbol in the zodiac.
If going on safari on horseback in Zimbabwe's untamed savannah, it is recommended by safari guides that travelers not touch any of the trees, as they may be poisonous.
If hot water is suddenly poured into a glass that glass is more apt to break if it is thick than if it is thin. This is why test tubes are made of thin glass.
The A & P was the first chain-store business to be established. It began in 1842.
London cabbies estimate their average driving speed to be 9 miles per hour due to increasing traffic congestion.
If you are suffering from ozostomia, you are suffering from halitosis - or bad breath.
The American Bible Association has published almost a billion Bibles since it was founded in 1816.
Louisiana is nicknamed the "Pelican State." Its state bird is the pelican.
If you lace your shoes from the inside to the outside the fit will be snugger around your big toe.
The American League of Physical Culture, the first nudist organization in the United States, was founded on December 4, 1929.
In 1060 a coin was minted in England shaped like a clover. The user could break off any of the four leaves and use them as separate pieces of currency.
The amethyst gets its name from the Greek amethystos, which means "remedy for drunkeness."
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