One of the largest carp ever caught on record was done so using the ashes of the fisherman's deceased friend.
Walt Disney personally hated Goofy. He only retained the character because it employed so many people.
Cats are generally attracted to eating human earwax.
Sean Bean (Ned Stark) has a deaths-in-film ratio of 0.32/film and 0.38/series episode.
Peanut butter in the United States must contain 90% peanuts. Anything less is termed "peanut spread".
"The wonder is not that the field of stars is so vast but that man has measured it." ~ Anatole France
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