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Noah Veltman, ? Himself - Fun Facts. Qatar Airways allows each economy class passenger to carry on one live falcon, up to a maximum of six total falcons in the cabin. Each falcon must remain hooded and chained to its handler for the duration of the flight. President Benjamin Harrison kept two pet possums named Mr. Reciprocity and Mr. Protection. Smokey the Bear and the President of the United States are the only two individuals with their own zip codes. The last execution by guillotine in France was in 1977. The film Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory was funded entirely by the Quaker Oats Company in order to promote the launch of their new chocolate bar. Liechtenstein added a crown to its flag after discovering during the 1936 Summer Olympics that its flag was identical to Haiti's.

The first American penny, designed by Benjamin Franklin, bore the motto "mind your business. " Falconers collect sperm for artificial insemination by wearing "copulation hats" and enticing falcons to mate with their head. Source: Md. J.K. Noah Veltman, ? Himself - Fun Facts. Without driver or map, vans go from Italy to China. By Elaine Kurtenbach, Associated Press SHANGHAI — Across Eastern Europe, Russia, Kazakhstan and the Gobi Desert— it certainly was a long way to go without getting lost. Four driverless electric vans successfully ended an 8,000-mile test drive from Italy to China — a modern-day version of Marco Polo's journey around the world — with their arrival at the Shanghai Expo on Thursday. The vehicles, equipped with four solar-powered laser scanners and seven video cameras that work together to detect and avoid obstacles, are part of an experiment aimed at improving road safety and advancing automotive technology.

The sensors on the vehicles enabled them to navigate through wide extremes in road, traffic and weather conditions, while collecting data to be analyzed for further research, in a study sponsored by the European Research Council. Though the vans were driverless and mapless, they did carry researchers as passengers just in case of emergencies. "This steering wheel is controlled by the PC. Mimic Octopus. Cool Battery Demonstration - Science - Science Funny Pictures, Funny Videos, Cool Videos. Brooklyn has a space program? : Pharyngula.