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Show O D D FAC IS : Larger than either the steel or automobile manufacturing industry in-dustry is the dairy industry of the United States. Most of the profits are obtained from cheese, ice cream and other by-products. A coffin Is considered a very appropriate gift for an aged relative rela-tive in China. Martin Luther wrote 37 hymns, of which "Ein Feste Burge" la regarded as his masterpiece. The flour In the wedding cake of gypsies is mixed vJth blood taken from the wrists of the bride and bridegroom. King Mtesa of Uganda, Africa, Is reputed to have had the largest larg-est harem In the world. Seven thousand wives were In his seraglio, Thomas Jefferson, In writing his own epitaph, made no mention men-tion of being president and left specific directions that "not a word more" be added to his copy. More than half of the 30.000,-000 30.000,-000 families in the United States use gas for cooking purposes. Instinct plays a great part In J the lives jof the so-called lower animals, but experiments have convinced most naturalists that they do have limited capacities ; for thinking. Steel nails and tacks are made germ-free to protect carpenters who hold them in their mouths. .Japan does not decorate Its soldiervfor bravery In action. |