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    Fast Facts

    ? The Philip Morris Tobacco company’s crest has Caesar’s famous saying “”Veni, Vidi, Vici”” on it.

    ? The popular Fiestaware line of dishes sold well in the 1930s, except for the orange-colored sets because the paint used on them was known to be radioactive.

    ? The smallest fish in the world is the Trimmatom Nanus of the Chagos Archipelago, which measures 0.33 inches.

    ? There are more $100 bills in Russia than in the United States.

    ? Maine has no poisonous snakes.

    ? The flag of the U.K. is properly known as the Union Flag. It is only called the Union Jack when it is flown from the jack mast of a ship.

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