Enough paper is recycled in the USA every day, that a 15 mile long train of boxcars could be filled up with paper.

In the Middle Ages, peacocks and swans were sometimes served at Christmas dinners.

In 1948 and 1950 the oldest ears of popping corn were discovered. They were located in the Bat Cave of west central New Mexico. They ranged in size from smaller than a penny to approximately two inches, and were about 4,000 years old.

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