Catnip is ten-times more effective at repelling mosquitoes than DEET, the main substance used in insect repellents.

When Coca-Cola began to be sold in China, they used characters that would sound like "Coca-Cola" when spoken. Unfortunately, what they turned out to mean was "Bite the wax tadpole". It did not sell well.

In 1860, Abraham Lincoln grew a beard at the suggestion of an 11-year-old girl.

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