The brain receives about 40,000,000 pieces of information every second - Only 40 of those are actually consciously processed. Approximately 450 people die from falling off their bed every year in the U.S. Jaleel White, the actor who played Steve Urkel, was also the voice of “Sonic The Hedgehog.” Daytime naps help to improve your memory and cut the risk of heart disease. Peppermint Pattys real name is Patricia Reichardt. Researchers have identified 19 different types of smiles. 18 people die waiting for an organ transplant every day. Apple sells 694 iPads every minute. A study of 2,500 drivers found that women are better at parking cars than men. The U.S. was third in African slave trade, importing about 400,000 slaves. Jamaica took in over a million and 5 million went to Brazil. The number of teeth in a horses mouth is related to the animals gender with females growing 36 and males growing 40. All California license plates are made in prisons. The song Respect was made popular by Aretha Franklin. However, it was originally written by Otis Redding when he was 24. Otis died in a plane crash when he was 26. Horses cannot breathe through their mouth. If their nostrils become obstructed, they could suffocate. After Bill Clinton won the 1992 election, the 3rd call he took— after President Bush’s concession & Vice President Quayle’s congrats— was from Whoopi Goldberg. Only about one-fifth of the worlds largest desert, the Sahara, is covered with sand; the remainder is made up of rock formations.
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