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    Fast Facts

    No president of the United States has been an only child.

    The original name for Scrabble was “”Criss-Crosswords.””

    On a Canadian $2 bill, the flag flying over the Parliament building is an American flag.

    Almonds are members of the peach family.

    Maine is the only state whose name is just one syllable.

    In most advertisements, the time displayed on a watch is 10:10.

    The sentence “”the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog”” uses every letter in the English alphabet.

    American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one olive from each salad served in first-class.

    Vatican City is the smallest country in the world, with a population of 1,000 and a size of 108.7 acres.

    “”I am”” is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.

    The average chocolate bar has eight insects’ legs in it.

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