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Bruce Lee was so fast that they actually had to s-l-o-w film down so you could see his moves.
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The first CD pressed in the US was Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the USA."
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The original name for butterfly was flutterby.
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The phrase "rule of thumb" is derived from an old English law which stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb.
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The first product Motorola started to develop was a record player for automobiles. At that time, the most known player on the market was the Victrola, so they called themselves Motorola.
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Roses may be red, but violets are indeed violet.
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By raising your legs slowly and laying on your back, you cannot sink into quicksand.
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Celery has negative calories. It takes more calories to eat a piece of celery than the celery has in it to begin with.
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Charlie Chaplin once won third prize in a Charlie Chaplin look-alike contest.
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Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying.
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Sherlock Holmes NEVER said "Elementary, my dear Watson."
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An old law in Bellingham, Washington, made it illegal for a woman to take more than 3 steps backwards while dancing.
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The glue on Israeli postage is certified kosher.
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The Guinness Book of Records holds the record for being the book most often stolen from Public Libraries.
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Astronauts are not allowed to eat beans before they go into space because passing wind in a spacesuit damages them. Not to mention the other drawback.
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Bats always turn left when exiting a cave.
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