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Published: Monday, October 13, 2008

Updated: Saturday, July 25, 2009

Your brain operates on the same amount of power that would light up a 10-watt light bulb.

Gesturing with your hands while speaking improves your memory.

Most lipsticks contain fish scales as an ingredient.

The G in g-string stands for "groin."

Binney & Smith, makers of Crayola, own the rights to Silly Putty and produce about 400 pounds of it every day.

Damascus, Syria, is the oldest continuously occupied city in the world.

Mongolia is the only country in the world where horses outnumber people.

Russia's Lake Baikal is deep enough to hold four Empire State Buildings stacked on top of each other.

Siberia means "sleeping land."

In the Middle Ages, you were supposed to throw eggs at the bride and groom.

40 percent of Americans say they believe in love at first sight.

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