1. Physical exercise during pregnancy has been found to have a positive impact on the cognitive development of the child, as measured using EEG a few days after birth.

1. TV show Guy's Grocery Games is shot in a made for TV grocery story with 10 aisles stocked with 20,000 items including fresh meats, seafood, produce, and baked goods which are donated to local food banks each week, which adds up to nearly 30,000 lb per season.

1. The United States has five times more heliports than any other country, and about as many heliports as every other country in the world combined.

1. In a 1999 poll of guitarists, Noel Gallagher was voted the most overrated guitarist of the millennium, which was the award he most enjoyed receiving.

1. Actor Bela Lugosi was buried in one of his "Dracula" costumes at the request of wife and son.

1. The mystery novelist Agatha Christie posthumously saved a girl's life by having written in one of her stories about a rare poison. That same poison was killing this girl in real life, and the doctors had no clue, but a nurse happened to be reading that story at the time.

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1. The Old Testament says farmers should leave the edges of their fields unharvested for the poor and traveling foreigners to eat.

1. Anybody, dead or alive, traveling into France requires a passport. In 1974, the Egyptian government had to issue a passport to Pharaoh, Ramesses II to transport his body to France for restoration. Eerily, his body also received full military honors when it arrived at the Paris airport.

1. Before the invention and introduction of toilet paper in the US, dried corn cobs were one of the preferred methods for personal hygiene after using the bathroom.

1. The TV show 'The Voice' heavily promotes the fact that the winner gets a free record deal. However, many of them get dropped shortly after signing. The winner of season 7 even admits none of the label executives knew who he was when he first entered the office shortly after winning.

1. The probability of you drinking a glass of water that contains a molecule of water that also passed through a dinosaur (urinated out) is almost 100%.

1. Known as “The Valiant Ladies of Potosi”, Ana Lezama de Urinza and Dona Eustaquia de Sona were two aristocratic 17th century lesbian lovers, who disguised themselves as cowboys and fought to clean up Potosi in Peru, one of the toughest towns in all of South America.

1. A neuroscientist named Dr. Jacob Jolij determined the most "feel-good" songs of all time... and #1 was "Don't Stop Me Now" by Queen.

1. Elvis Presley once bought a random stranger a car after he saw her admiring his custom limo while it was parked at a car dealership.

1. When ascending to the throne, royals may pick their regnal name from any of their Christian or middle names. Charles Philip Arthur George could also be King Philip, King Arthur, or King George if he wanted to.

1. In Germany, you are not allowed to skip your break if you are working more than 6 hours a day.

1. When King Kamehameha of Hawaii died in 1819, his body was taken and buried in secret in accordance with Hawaiian tradition to preserve his mana. To this day, his body has not been found and people only speculate on its location.

1. Jingle Bells is actually a Thanksgiving song, written about sleigh racing.

1. In 1936, Pennsylvania imposed a 'temporary' tax on all alcohol sales to help out the victims of Johnstown Flood. That tax is still being charged.

1. The Rolling Stones were so impressed with the backup singer's voice in "gimme shelter" that you can hear them hooting in the background. They kept it in the studio recording as well.

1. There is a happiness gene called ‘5-HTT’ in our genome that affects how happy we are.

1. Taking magic mushrooms, just once, can permanently change a person's personality, even as an adult.

1. The velociraptor screech from Jurassic Park was a recording of tortoises having sex.

1. Leonardo Da Vinci's last words were: "I have offended God and Mankind, by doing so little with my life."

Expand your students' understanding of the United States by teaching (or letting them explore!) facts about the 50 states for history class!

1. The TV show 'The Voice' heavily promotes the fact that the winner gets a free record deal. However, many of them get dropped shortly after signing. The winner of season 7 even admits none of the label executives knew who he was when he first entered the office shortly after winning.

1. There are squirrel monkeys living in the wild in Florida.

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1. In 2017, a Utah woman named Kristy Manzanares was allegedly murdered by her husband while on a murder mystery trivia cruise in Alaska. The event was a musical Sherlock Holmes-themed murder mystery trivia program, and some of her fellow passengers thought the screams coming from her cabin were part of the show.

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1. Joe Arridy, a man with an IQ of 46 and the "happiest prisoner on death row." He spent his time on death row playing with a toy train. He went into the gas chamber with a smile.

1. Sally Ride had a female partner for more than 25 years, making her the first known LGBT astronaut.

Your mind spends about 70% of it's time replaying memories and creating scenarios of perfect moments.

1. American garbage truck drivers have an average annual salary of $40,000, greater than the nationwide average of $30,000 among all high school graduates.

1. In Turin, Italy, you must walk your dog 3 times a day or face a fine.

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1. Famous chemist and lifelong bachelor Robert Bunsen once proposed to a girl who said yes, but he then lost himself in his work for a few weeks. When he finally emerged from his lab, he couldn't remember if he ever proposed or not, so he did it again, only to have her turn him down.

1. Looney Tunes was created to promote Warner Brother's music catalog in the 1930's. That's why it's "Tunes" and not "Toons."

Did You Know? People Are More Productive In Blue Rooms.

1. The Old Testament says farmers should leave the edges of their fields unharvested for the poor and traveling foreigners to eat.

1. When he was 26, Pete Maravich said "I don't want to play 10 years in the NBA and die of a heart attack at age 40" in an interview. He went on to play 10 years in the NBA and died of a heart attack at age 40.

1. In the 1940s to 1950s, “bullet bras” became a fashion trend among women. The bras were coned-shape, stiffer, and had pointed ends. It was popularized by Hollywood actresses during those times.