Tuesday, November 13, 2007

trivia

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In 4000 BC Egypt, men and women wore glitter eye shadow made from the crushed shells of beetles.  

In M&M candies, the letters stand for Mars and Murrie, the developers of the candy in 1941.  

In the 1700s, European women achieved a pale complexion by eating "Arsenic Complexion Wafers" actually made with the poison.  

Kotex was first manufactured as bandages, during W.W.I.  

Most American car horns honk in the key of F.  

Most lipstick contains fish scales.  

The condom - made originally of linen - was invented in the early 1500's.

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