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  1. Why do you continue to refer to SSI/medicare contributions as “payroll taxes”. They are in fact contributions.? May 17, 2012

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  2. peoplesalmanac: Fact: The names of all the continents end with the letter they start with. May 15, 2012

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  3. peoplesalmanac: Fact: In August 1983, Peter Stewart of Birmingham, UK set a world record by disco dancing for 408 hours. April 21, 2012

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  4. peoplesalmanac: Fact: The first novel sold through a vending machine – at the Paris Metro – was Murder on the Orient Express. April 19, 2012

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  5. peoplesalmanac: Fact: The German PJ Reuter started a foreign news agency in 1858. Today Reuters is one of the biggest news agencies in the world. April 14, 2012

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  6. peoplesalmanac: Fact: A Boeing 747 holds almost 64,000 gal. (over 242,000 litres) of fuel and gets about 0.2 mi/gal (under 1 km/l). April 11, 2012

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  7. peoplesalmanac: Fact: African elephants only have four teeth to chew their food with. April 9, 2012

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  8. peoplesalmanac: Fact: The 16th century Escorial palace of King Phillip II of Spain had 1,200 doors. April 7, 2012

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  9. peoplesalmanac: Fact: The oldest existing governing body operates in Althing in Iceland. It was established in 930 AD. April 5, 2012

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  10. peoplesalmanac: Fact: It takes about 60 seconds for a human blood cell to make a complete circuit of the body. March 31, 2012

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  11. peoplesalmanac: Fact: Greek philosopher Aristotle wrote Meteorologica in 350 BC – it remained the standard textbook on weather for 2,000 years. March 26, 2012

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  12. peoplesalmanac: Fact: Humans can distinguish more than 10,000 different smells. March 24, 2012

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  13. peoplesalmanac: Fact: The system of democracy was introduced 2 500 years ago in Athens, Greece. March 21, 2012

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  14. peoplesalmanac: Fact: The pull-ring tab was invented in 1962 and the re-sealable top in 1965. March 18, 2012

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  15. peoplesalmanac: Fact: The giraffe has seven neck bones, the same as a mouse. March 6, 2012

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  16. peoplesalmanac: Fact: The United Nations organisation (UN) was founded in 1945. March 3, 2012

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  17. peoplesalmanac: Fact: The Bible still is the world’s best selling book. February 22, 2012

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  18. peoplesalmanac: Fact: 31% of all U.S. births are C-sections; that’s an increase of about 53% since 1996 February 20, 2012

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  19. peoplesalmanac: Fact: China produces more pigs than all other countries combined. February 14, 2012

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  20. peoplesalmanac: Fact: Southwest Airlines has the lowest fatal accident rate of any airline in the world. February 13, 2012

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  21. peoplesalmanac: Fact: Global oil demand dropped by 1.2 million barrels a day in 2009 – the biggest drop in demand since 1982. February 8, 2012

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  22. peoplesalmanac: Fact: StereoStone USA Rock Speakers come with a lifetime warranty. Only buy once. Free shipping. Music in a rock. http://t.co/Yz8y0tnH #ad February 6, 2012

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  23. peoplesalmanac: Fact: “Dreamt” is the only English word that ends in the letters “mt”. February 2, 2012

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  24. SportsTicks: Fact: A stack of $1 million US Dollars in $100 bills stands about 49 inches (1.2 meters) tall. January 29, 2012

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  25. SportsTicks: Fact: It takes about 7 seconds for food to go from your mouth to your stomach. January 28, 2012

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