The earliest known example of an organized market for equities dates from Rome, second century B.C.

Rats can survive up to 14 days without any food.

There is a new television show on a British cable called "Watching Paint Dry". Viewers watch in real-time. Gloss, semi-gloss, matte, satin, you name it. Then viewers vote out their least favorite.

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