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    ? In ancient religions, the Norsemen considered the mistletoe a baleful plant that caused the death of Baldur, the shining god of youth.

    ? John Lennon named his band The Beatles after Buddy Holly’s “”Crickets.””

    ? Sixty-two degrees Fahrenheit is the minimum temperature required for a grasshopper to be able to hop.

    ? Medical researchers contend that no disease ever identified has been completely eradicated.

    ? In 1977, a 13-year-old found a tooth growing out of his left foot.

    ? It takes an interaction of 72 different muscles to produce human speech.

    ? Oak trees do not have acorns until they are 50 years old or older.

    ? The rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd took their name from a high school teacher named Leonard Skinner who suspended several students for having long hair.

    ? The giant cricket of Africa enjoys eating human hair.

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