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Bubble wrap was first manufactured to be sold as wall paper. -
The 'butterfly' may have gotten its name from its yellow excrement and the middle Dutch word 'boterschijte' which meant 'butter-shitter'. -
![The first mammal to be successfully cloned, Dolly the sheep was named after Dolly Parton!]()
Upload to Facebook The first mammal to be successfully cloned, Dolly the sheep was named after Dolly Parton! -
![Barbie doll's full name is `Barbara Millicent Roberts`.]()
Upload to Facebook Barbie doll's full name is "Barbara Millicent Roberts". -
The sudden jerk one experiences sometimes when slipping in a dream while half asleep is called a "Hypnic Jerk". -
There are no words in the dictionary that rhyme with orange, purple, silver and month. -
The creator of the board game Monopoly, Charles Brace Darrow, basically intended the game to demonstrate that monopolies are bad for society. -
The world's population reached one billion in 1804 and only took 123 years to reach 2 billion. -
There are only two words in the English language that have all five vowels in order: 'abstemious' and 'facetious'. -
The Barbie doll's full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts.
