Business

Bizarre Fact #51:
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In October 1986, Pepsi paid close to $840 million to Nabisco for the Kentucky Fried Chicken empire.

Bizarre Fact #52:
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In the 1930's, Pepsi-Cola had an advertising campaign starring two cartoon cops called "Pepsi & Pete."

Bizarre Fact #53:
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In the late 1650's the first known check was written in Europe.

Bizarre Fact #54:
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In the late 1650's the first known check was written in Europe.

Bizarre Fact #55:
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In the late 1960's, Mountain Dew bottles featured a hillbilly on them. These are now collector items worth five to ten dollars.

Bizarre Fact #56:
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In the U.S., 75% of the pencils sold are painted yellow.

Bizarre Fact #57:
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It cost the soft drink industry $100 million a year for thefts committed involving vending machines.

Bizarre Fact #58:
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It takes about 63,000 trees to make the newsprint for the average Sunday edition of The New York Times.

Bizarre Fact #59:
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It would take approximately twenty-four trees that are on average six to eight inches in diameter to produce one ton of newsprint for the Sunday edition of the New York Times.

Bizarre Fact #60:
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Less than 1% of the women in the world will ever be able to wear a diamond that is the size of a carat or more.