(+) The "Nike" swoosh ( their logo ),is now so recognizable that sports stars do not need to wear anything else on their clothes to identify their sponsor. This was created by a designer in Oregon for $35 in 1971.

 

            (+) China exercises the death penalty more than any other country. In 1996 about 2200 of the 2930 plus executions ( worldwide ) took place in China.

 

            (+) Dr. Martens boots which have been manufactured since 1960 are now so famous that they warrant an entry in the Oxford English Dictionary. The co. is said to make two pairs of boots every second of the working week.

 

            (+) The puffer fish ( tetraodon ) of the red sea and the indo pacific region delivers a fatal toxin called tetrodoxin, one of the most powerful non proteinous poisons, less than 0.004 ounces of the poison is enough to kill an adult human in less than 20 minutes.

 

            (+) A man named Bungekas went up a palm tree in the Indonesian village of bengkes in 1970 and has been there ever since, living in a nest that he made from branches and leaves.
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