Strange But True: Expensive Perfume
By Lucie Winborne
Sweden has a ski-through McDonald's.
The world's most expensive perfume, Clive Christian No. 1 Passant Guardant, will set you back a cool $143,000 for a 30 ml bottle. Of course, it does come in a flask studded with 2,000 diamonds.
A 2018 psychology study found that millionaires who earned their wealth are moderately happier than those who inherited it.
George Washington moved his slaves in and out of Pennsylvania every six months to avoid their taking advantage of a law whereby slaves residing in the state for longer periods could claim their freedom.
One billion hours of video are watched on YouTube every day.
When Peter Benchley had trouble coming up with a title for his novel "Jaws," his dad suggested "What's That Noshin' on My Leg."
Bored with your limited supply of cuss words? Try learning Latin, which contains about 800 obscenities to English's approximately 20 (depending on how we define the latter).
In 1924, half of the world's cars were made by Ford.
Folks who have difficulty recalling someone else's name shortly after they've met can blame it on the "next-in-line-effect," or having too much anxiety about themselves and what they'll say next to focus on the name of someone to whom they were just introduced.
A cyberchondriac is someone who scours the internet looking for details about their illnesses.
Actor Frankie Muniz, who starred as the titular character in the TV series "Malcolm in the Middle," doesn't recall his time on the show, due to multiple concussions and TIAs (transient ischemic attacks).
Fyodor Dostoevsky wrote "The Gambler" to pay off his gambling debts.
Thought for the Day: "Don't confuse your path with your destination. Just because it's stormy now doesn't mean you aren't headed for sunshine later. Don't lose faith." -- Trent Shelton
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