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STRANGE

BUT

TRUE

By Lucie Winborne

T he bite of a more than 5,000 years and has always been at least one person
been found in the tombs of
in space.
mountain gorilla is
twice as strong as a
Egyptian royalty, including King
In early 2019, an 18-karat gold
Tut.
lion’s.
toilet named “America,” made by
Beef and liver paste, squeezed Canada’s Parliament once argued Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan
from a tube, was the first meal about the appropriateness of and valued at $6 million, was
eaten in space, consumed by Yuri using the word “fart” on the stolen from Blenheim Palace
Alekseyevich Gagarin, who chose chamber floor. in England. The four thieves
it because it was space-friendly. responsible were captured, but
Oct. 31, 2000, was the last day the toilet’s ultimate fate remains
Cigarettes were once advertised all humans were together on a mystery, though it is suspected
as a source of relief for asthma Earth. Since that time, there has it may have been melted down.
and hay fever.
in its name as its number in the “ Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you
September is the only month to
want to test a man’s character, give him power.”
have the same number of letters

calendar year. -- Abraham Lincoln

A full head of hair can support
the weight of two elephants.

The original recipe for Oreos,
which were originally called
Oreo Biscuits (though it’s not
clear where “Oreo” came from),
included pork fat for the cookie’s
creamy center.

Ninety-five percent of books
that are submitted to traditional
publishers are rejected.

Senet, or senet net hab (“game
of passing through”), the oldest
known board game, dates back