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Fast facts: The average human brain has about 100 billion nerve cells. Nerve impulses to and from the brain travel as fast as 170 mph. The thyroid cartilage is more commonly known as the Adam's apple. It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open. Right-handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people. After death, the body starts to dry out, creating the illusion that hair and nails grow after death. During a 24-hour period, the average human will breathe 23,040 times. Human blood travels 60,000 miles (96,540 km) per day on its journey through the body. Astronaut Neil Armstrong first stepped on the moon with his left foot. Sheryl Crow's front two teeth are fake - she had them knocked out when she tripped on the stage earlier in her career.

 

On this date: In 1690, the clarinet was invented in NŸremberg, Germany. In 1784, the Revolutionary War ended and Congress ratified the Treaty of Paris. In 1952, the "Today Show" premiered with Dave Garroway and Jack Lescoulie on NBC TV. In 1954, Marilyn Monroe married New York Yankees baseball star Joe DiMaggio. In 1966, David Bowie released his first record, Can't Help Thinking About Me. In 1972, "Sanford and Son" starring Redd Foxx premiered on NBC. In 1976, Ted Turner became CEO of Major League Baseball's the Atlanta Braves.

 

Quotable... "Companies come and go. It's ... part of the genius of capitalism," - Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill about the sudden collapse of Texas energy giant Enron.