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William J. Murray, son of Madeline Murray O'Hair, became a Christian and later a Baptist minister.
 
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Don Ho can sign his name 3.4 times faster than than Eferan Zimbulus jr
 
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My grandparents had a neighbour (Harry Meadows) who could play the Minute Minuet on piano in 45 seconds.

Aged 85 at the time. I watched him do it.
 
A cough travels at about 60 mph, while a sneeze moves at over 100 mph.

Farts leave your body at approximately 7 mph.

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The Nobel Peace Prize is named for Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite....oh the irony!
 
"Marshmallows originated in ancient Egypt around 2000 BC, where the marshmallow plant (Althaea officinalis) was used to create a sweet treat. The Egyptians discovered the plant’s sweet sap, which they harvested and mixed with nuts and honey to create a confectionery. This early form of marshmallow was considered a special treat, reserved for offerings to gods and pharaohs."
 
The ancient Egypt pharaohs (around 3100 BC) actually had slushies! Yup, they could make ice in the desert back then. At least two known and tested ways to do this existed back then.

1) They dug a deep pit then put a bee hive shaped building (yakhchals are one example) over the pit (large part being the base). On a clear night the sky acts like a radiant heat sink and draws heat out of things. In the bottom of their pit there were numerous shallow clay lined trenches filled with water. The bee hive shape helped "pull" the heat from the water to such a degree, that it froze.

2) A large shallow clay pan was hoisted several feet into the air on large sticks. A thin layer of water was then added to these pans. On clear nights the open sky again acted as a radiant heat sink and cooled the shallow layer of water to it's freezing point. It was then collected and the process was repeated again and again.

In either case the ice was transported in straw lined boxes to the pharaohs. Once there it was crushed up and the juice of various fruits was poured over the ice. They also used the ice to cool their wine.



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Jean Joseph Étienne Lenoir, also known as Jean J. Lenoir (12 January 1822 – 4 August 1900[1]), was a Belgian-French[2] engineer who developed the internal combustion engine in 1858. Prior designs for such engines were patented as early as 1807 (De Rivaz engine), but none were commercially successful. Lenoir's engine was commercialized in sufficient quantities to be considered a success, a first for the internal combustion engine.
 
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