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POPSHave the tobacco police gone too far? There are genuine scientific questions over some of the more extreme claims made about the dangers of passive smoking and the best strategies to reduce smoking rates, but a few researchers who have voiced them have seen their reputations smeared and the debate stifled.
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POPSBizarre but true facts about the Earth The oldest living tree is a California bristlecone pine name 'Methuselah'. It is about 4600 years old. The largest tree in the world is a giant sequoia growing in California. It is 84 meters tall and measures 29 meters round the trunk. The fastest growing tree is the eucalyptus. It can grow 10 meters a year. The Antartic notothenia fish has a protein in its blood that acts like antifreeze and stops the fish freezing in icy sea. The USA uses 29% of the world's petrol and 33% of the world's electricity.
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POPSThe Top 15 Chuck Norris Facts 4. Superman owns a pair of Chuck Norris pajamas. 3. Chuck Norris does not “teabag” the ladies. He “Potato-Sacks” them. 2. There is no theory of evolution. Just a list of creatures Chuck Norris has allowed to live. 1. Chuck Norris’ tears cure cancer. Too bad he has never cried.
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POPSJust the Facts Mam… Two-thirds of the world’s eggplant is grown in New Jersey. The winter of 1932 was so cold that Niagara Falls froze completely solid. The glue on Israeli postage stamps is certified kosher.
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POPSSUBSTANTIATED TRUE FACTS Breast cancer patients are significantly more likely to have a pet dog instead of a cat. 80% of all breast cancer patients have had "extensive contact" with dogs before their diagnosis. Researchers speculate that dogs (and possibly other pets) harbor viruses that can raise the risk of contracting cancer. - San Diego Union, 11/20/07
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POPSWhat luck for rulers, that men do not think When they took the fourth amendment, I was quiet because I didn't deal drugs! When they took the sixth amendment, I was quiet because I was innocent. When they took the second amendment, I was quiet because I didn't own a gun! Now they've taken the first amendment, and I can say nothing about it. What luck for rulers, that men do not think. -Adolph Hitler
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POPSalleged facts about the 1500s You should read them all.Quite interesting. Lead cups were used to drink ale or whisky. The combination would sometimes knock them out for a couple of days. Someone walking along the road would take them for dead and prepare them for burial. They were laid out on the kitchen table for a couple of days and the family would gather around and eat and drink and wait and see if they would wake up. Hence the custom of holding a "wake."
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