Early Romans used to use porcupine quills as toothpicks.

In 1948 and 1950 the oldest ears of popping corn were discovered. They were located in the Bat Cave of west central New Mexico. They ranged in size from smaller than a penny to approximately two inches, and were about 4,000 years old.

The smallest man ever was Gul Mohammed (1957-1997) of India, who measured 1 feet, 10 inches.

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