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In her entire lifetime, Spain's Queen Isabella (1451-1504) bathed twice.
People » Celebrities and Public Figures

A recent study found that 75 percent of headache patients felt relief when they rubbed capsaicin (the component that makes chile peppers hot) on their nose.
People

Fig Newtons might have been called Fig Marbleheads. Invented by the Kennedy Biscuit Works in Cambridgeport, Massachusetts, the company wanted a name that used the name of a close town and the word fig to promote local business. In the end, Newton was chosen over the others.
Food and Drink

Walt Disney's family dog was named Lady. She was a poodle.
Entertainment » Disney

Even if the stomach, the spleen, 75 percent of the liver, 80 percent of the intestines, one kidney, one lung, and virtually every organ from the pelvic and groin area are removed, the human body can still survive.
People

The average person will consume 50 tons of food and 12,000 gallons of water in a lifetime.
Food and Drink

A "criticaster" is an incompetent, inferior critic.
Words and Numbers » Word Roots

In the famous Parker Brothers game Monopoly, the space on which a player has the greatest statistical chance of landing is Illinois Avenue. This is followed by the B&O Railroad, Free Parking, Tennessee Avenue, New York Avenue, and the Reading Railroad.
Statistics

A baby gray whale drinks enough milk to fill more than 2,000 bottles a day.
Animals

Jupiter is the largest planet, and it has the shortest day. Although Jupiter has a circumference of 280,000 miles, compared with Earth's 25,000, Jupiter manages to make one turn in 9 hours and 55 minutes.
Space

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