INTERESTING LITTLE KNOWN FACTS * 7-UP was created in 1929; "7" was selected because the original containers were 7 ounces. "UP" indicated the direction of the bubbles. * Mosquito repellents don't repel. They hide you. The spray blocks the mosquito's sensors so they don't know you're there. * The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as substitute for blood plasma. * Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning. * The first CD pressed in the US was Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the USA." * American car horns beep in the tone of F. * No piece of paper can be folded in half more than 7 times. * Donkeys kill more people annually than plane crashes. * 1 in every 4 Americans has appeared on television. * You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television. * Oak trees do not produce acorns until they are fifty years of age or older. * The first product to have a bar code was Wrigley's gum. * The king of hearts is the only king without a mustache. * A Boeing 747s wingspan is longer than the Wright brother's first flight. * American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating 1 olive from each salad served in first-class. * Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise. * Dentists have recommended that a toothbrush be kept at least 6 feet away from a toilet to avoid airborne particles resulting from the flush. * The 57 on the Heinz ketchup bottle represents the number of varieties of pickles the company once had. * The plastic things on the end of shoelaces are called aglets. * Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin. * The first owner of the Marlboro company died of lung cancer. * Betsy Ross is the only real person to ever have been the head on a Pez dispenser. * Michael Jordan makes more money from Nike annually than all of the Nike factory workers in Malaysia combined. * Adolf Hitler's mother seriously considered having an abortion but was talked out of it by her doctor. * All US Presidents have worn glasses. Some just didn't like being seen wearing them in public. * Walt Disney was afraid of mice.