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Posted: Tue Jun 04, 2013 3:31 pm
1896
Henry Ford took his first car out for a test drive.
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Posted: Tue Jun 04, 2013 5:28 pm
If you do a handstand then have a friend look at your face, your eyes look the same upside down as they do right side up.
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Posted: Thu Jun 06, 2013 10:57 am
Dr Pepper was invented in Waco in 1885. The Dublin Dr Pepper, 85 miles west of Waco, still uses pure imperial cane sugar in its product. There is no period after the Dr in Dr Pepper. 
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Posted: Thu Jun 06, 2013 12:32 pm
Martin Cooper, the invented of the cell phone, called his Rival at AT@T on April 3rd 1973, that conversation was the first ever cellular phone conversation.
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Posted: Thu Jun 06, 2013 1:17 pm
Sam Houston, arguably the most famous Texan, was actually born in Virginia. Houston served as governor of Tennessee before coming to Texas. 
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Posted: Sat Jun 08, 2013 11:01 am
Other than the Earth, the moon is the only other known natural astrological object ever walked on.
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Posted: Sat Jun 08, 2013 12:28 pm
Although six flags have flown over Texas, there have been eight changes of government: Spanish 1519-1685, French 1685-1690, Spanish 1690-1821, Mexican 1821-1836, Republic of Texas 1836-1845, United States 1845-1861, Confederate States 1861-1865, United States 1865-present 
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Posted: Sun Jun 09, 2013 1:30 pm
A person cannot taste food unless it is mixed with saliva. For example, if strong-tasting substance like salt is placed on a dry tongue, the taste buds will not be able to taste it. As soon as a drop of saliva is added and the salt is dissolved, however, a definite taste sensation results. This is true for all foods. Try it!
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Posted: Sun Jun 09, 2013 2:14 pm
A coastal live oak located near Fulton, Texas is the oldest tree in Texas. The tree has an estimated age of more than 1,500 years. 
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Posted: Mon Jun 10, 2013 7:30 am
A giraffe can clean its ears with its 21-inch tongue!
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Posted: Mon Jun 10, 2013 3:06 pm
John Madden is an accomplished ballroom dancer. 
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Posted: Tue Jun 11, 2013 6:34 am
"I am" is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
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Posted: Tue Jun 11, 2013 1:15 pm
The Dyslexia Research Centre is in Reading.
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Posted: Tue Jun 11, 2013 1:20 pm
Many people who read the word yawn or yawning begin to feel the urge to yawn.
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Posted: Tue Jun 11, 2013 3:47 pm
One out of three employees who received a promotion use a coffee mug with the company logo on it. 
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