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* About half of all Americans live within 50 miles of their birthplace.

* Milkweed is toxic to many birds and animals. Monarch caterpillars and butterflies feast on it and retain its toxins. The result is that predators get violently sick if they eat a monarch. Most learn their lesson and don't eat more than one.

* Rembrandt holds the record among famous artists for the most self-portraits. He painted 62 of them. Van Gogh comes in second with 40.

* The average parents of young kids buy new crayons three times a year.

* What common band instruments use bamboo to make sound? Start with clarinets and saxophones -- bamboo is what their reeds are made of.

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