The first commercial chewing gum was sold in 1848 by John B. Curtis, who also made the gum. He called the gum "State of Maine Pure Spruce Gum."

A quarter of the world's plants are threatened with extinction by the year 2010.

Astronauts are not allowed to eat beans before they go into space because passing wind in a space suit damages them.

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