{"id":221,"date":"2006-11-03T06:13:55","date_gmt":"2006-11-03T11:13:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/oddplanet\/2006\/11\/03\/strange-facts\/"},"modified":"2010-11-22T23:27:58","modified_gmt":"2010-11-23T04:27:58","slug":"strange-facts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/oddplanet\/2006\/11\/03\/strange-facts\/","title":{"rendered":"Strange Facts"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--CusAds--><p><center><strong>Strange Facts and Tales<\/strong><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Stephen King, author of numerous best-selling horror novels &#8212; many of which have been turned into equally terrifying movies &#8211; once made the following observation: &#8220;Some people say that I must be a terrible person, but it&#8217;s not true. I have the heart of a young boy. In a jar on my desk.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"b1291d92551e5c93995fce7897ccfc30\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: right; margin:10px 0 10px 10px;\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-3375789278566919\";\r\n\/* OddPlanet_300x250_inpost *\/\r\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"3290981241\";\r\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\r\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\r\n\/\/-->\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Reports claim that in Providence, R.I., it was once illegal on Sundays to sell toothpaste and a toothbrush to the same customer.<\/p>\n<p> With the holiday gift-giving season coming up, you might want to keep this in mind: Statistics show that 20 percent of people who receive gift cards as presents never spend the full amount.<\/p>\n<p>Thought for the Day: &#8220;If there is anything the nonconformist hates worse than a conformist, it&#8217;s another nonconformist who doesn&#8217;t conform to the prevailing standard of nonconformity.&#8221; &#8212; Bill Vaughan <\/p><!--CusAds-->\n<p>Ever heard of &#8220;ochlocracy&#8221;? 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