In L.A., U.S.A., a man may legally beat his wife with a leather strap, as long as it is less than 2 inches wide.

A honey bee strokes its wings about 11,500 times a minute.

The name for Oz in "The Wizard of Oz" was thought up when the creator, Frank Baum, looked at his filing cabinet and saw A-N, and O-Z, hence "Oz."

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