First some music and Whiskey Before Breakfast:
Did you know?
- A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds.
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It is now legal in 21 states for employers to refuse to hire persons who smoke or use tobacco products. – Source
- Nutmeg is extremely poisonous if injected intravenously.
- The man responsible for introducing tobacco to Europe was imprisoned by the Spanish Inquisition because “only Devil could give a man the power to exhale smoke from his mouth.” – Source
- The average human eats 8 spiders in their lifetime at night.
The Flintstones was originally sponsored by Winston cigarettes, and was intended for adults. – Source
- Americans on the average eat 18 acres of pizza every day.
The Indonesian toddler Aldi Rizal known for his habit of smoking 40 cigarettes a day has quit smoking, but is now addicted to junk food. He started smoking when he was just 18 months old. – Source
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