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* In 1946, there were only 10,000 privately owned television sets in the United States. By 1952, that number had grown to 12 million.

* Those who study such things say that the mouth of an anteater is only an inch wide.

* You might be surprised to learn that there is no such thing as a poisonous snake. Of course, there are venomous snakes. What’s the difference, you may ask. Well, something that is poisonous has detrimental effects when you ingest it -- for example, poisonous mushrooms. As a general rule, eating snake meat won’t hurt you. Because snakes inject the toxin into your bloodstream,...