In the 1940s, the FCC assigned television's Channel 1 to mobile Services(two-way radios in taxicabs, for instance) but did not re-number theotherchannel assignments. That is why your TV set has channels 2 and up, butnochannel 1.

Ancient Egyptians used the spice Thyme to help preserve mummies.

The act of sneezing is referred to as sternutation.

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