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there's a world egg day and other facts

The World Egg Day falls on the second Friday in October. The terms cocoa and cacao are often used interchangeably. An olive tree can live up to 1500 years. Sir Winston Churchill was a dedicated member of a union of bricklayers and could lay 200 bricks a day. The folding umbrella was invented in China around 1270 AD. When machine manufacture of shoes became widespread in the 1850s, the left and right versions of the shoe came into existence. Before that, all shoes had a straight profile. The modern toothbrush was invented by William Addist in 1780, the idea of which came to him during his time in Newgate Prison. In the average bag of Milk Chocolate M&M's, you'll find 24% blue, 20% orange, 16% green, 14% yellow, 13% red, and 13% brown coloured candy shells. The popular logo that shows a dog listening to a gramophone, was actually a real dog named Nipper. The terrier’s image was drawn by its last owner who sold it as a trademark to His Master's Voice. On average, human bei