The sound of E.T. walking was made by someone squishing her hands in Jello.

The thickness of the Arctic ice sheet is on average 10 feet. There are some areas that are thick as 65 feet.

John Kerry's hometown newspaper, the Lowell Sun, endorsed George W. Bush for president in 2004. Bush's hometown newspaper, the Lone Star Iconoclast, endorsed John Kerry for president in 2004.

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