• The first Miss America Pageant was held in 1920.
• More germs are transferred shaking hands than kissing.
• The Tanzanian parasitic wasp is the world's smallest winged insect.
• The Sony Walkman was launched in Japan in 1979.
• During the California Gold Rush in 1849, water was so scarce that people were paying up to $100 for a glass of water.
• An orangutan's brain weighs about 370 grams.
• Approximately 700 species of dinosaurs have been classified.
• There are 29 volcanoes in Alaska.
• Jellies inhabit all oceans of the world.
• A mosquito can smell you from 35 metres away.
• Puppies generally don't wag their tails until they are about a month old.
• The smallest type of cow is a breed called Dexter.
• The Empire States Building has 102 floors.
• The United States and Canada are the world's largest producers of paper and paper products.
• Celtic warriors sometimes fought their battles naked, dyed blue from head to toe.
  

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Celtic warriors sometimes fought their battles naked, dyed blue from head to toe.

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And if it was cold enough out, they didn't have to bother with the dye.

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Originally posted by C:\MIB:
Celtic warriors sometimes fought their battles naked, dyed blue from head to toe.

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