Strange But True: Bread Eraser
By Lucie Winborne
Montana's Flathead Lake looks shallow due to its crystal-clear water, but is actually 370 feet deep.
The expiration date on bottled water is for the bottle, not the water.
In 2004, farmers in India used Pepsi and Coca-Cola instead of pesticides because they were cheaper and got the job done just as well. Not surprisingly, Pepsi and Coca-Cola strongly disagreed.
After eating a large meal, lions can sleep for up to 24 hours straight.
People used to use bread to erase pencil marks, until Edward Naine accidentally picked up a piece of rubber instead of breadcrumbs in 1770 and -- voila! -- decided to start selling rubber erasers.
Two Bosnians had been talking in online chatrooms for a while when they decided it was time to meet in person. They discovered they were a married couple who had been cheating on each other with each other. They ended up divorcing.
One French cafe, La Petite Syrah, charges 7 euros for a coffee to rude customers but only 1.40 euro to patrons who are polite to the waitstaff. The cafe is located, perhaps unsurprisingly, in Nice.
Penguin egg whites turn clear when they're boiled.
Michael Jackson was said to request that his wine be served in Diet Coke cans whenever he was on a flight. He didn't want his kids to see him drinking alcohol.
Saudi Arabia once held a Women's Rights Conference that didn't include a single woman attendee.
Thought for the Day: "A good conscience is a continual Christmas." --Benjamin Franklin
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