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* Most people think that John F.
Kennedy was our nation's
youngest
President. In fact, he was not. Theodore Roosevelt was. Teddy Roosevelt
was President McKinley's vice-president. When McKinley was assassinated,
Roosevelt was 42, making Roosevelt the youngest president. John Kennedy,
at 43, was the youngest elected President.
* What is the most common town name in the US? 1.Fairview 2.Midway 3.Oak
Grove 4.Franklin 5.Riverside 6.Centerville 7.Mount Pleasant 8.Georgetown
9.Salem 10.Greenwood
* Hong Kong has just taken overtaken Tokyo as the world's most expensive
city. US cities don't even make the list until number 21 (New York).
* Two-thirds of the world's eggplant is grown in New Jersey.
* There are more chickens than people in the world.
* P. J. Tierney, developer of the modern diner, died of indigestion in
1917 after eating at a diner.
* A McDonalds Big Mac bun has an average of 178 sesame seeds.
* Taxpayers spent $57,000 on gold-embossed playing cards for Air Force One.
* There is an elevator company named Schindler's, meaning that there are
Schindler's lifts!
* The Matterhorn at Disneyland in Anaheim has a full basketball court at
the very top of the structure, because at the time it was built the only
structures that could be that tall were sports arenas.
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