26Military service
Egypt has compulsory military service for males, but only if they have a brother. If they have no siblings or only a sister, they are exempt.
27. Actress Roseanne Barr was hit by a car at age of 16, and the hood ornament went into her brain and through her skull. Her behavior changed so radically that she was institutionalized for 8 months at Utah State Hospital, where she had a baby, which she gave up for adoption.
28. The ancient Chinese used natural gas for lighting purposes around 500 B.C., using bamboo pipelines to transport the gas for miles.
29. Seattle-caught salmon has been found to contain cocaine, antidepressants and pain relievers.
30. A French man named Frédéric Bourdin was able to successfully impersonate an American family's lost son for 3 and a half months before being caught and deported back to France.
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31Checkmate
The term Checkmate is, according to the Barnhart Etymological Dictionary, an alteration of the Persian phrase "shāh māt" (شاه مات) which means, literally, "the King is helpless".
32. Bill Cosby's legal fees are being paid by his home insurance since he has a policy that covers anything that might defame him.
33. The Beatles were signed to EMI (Electrical and Musical Industries) in 1962 and with their insane success, the label funded the research that lead to the CT scanner, which EMI released in 1972.
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RE: Fact #27 (Roseanne Barr) –
More like “Through her skull and into her brain!
RE: Fact #23 (Chinese takeout box ) – ” The Chinese takeout box was an American invention originally designed to hold oysters and is rarely used for food in Asian countries.”
Or anywhere else outside the USA?