Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger bought the first Hummer manufac-
tured for civilian use in 1992. The vehicle weighed in at
6,300 lbs and was 7 feet wide.

Americans consume 42 tons of aspirin per day.

Bayer was advertising cough medicine containing heroin in
1898.

Bullet proof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers and las-
er printers were all invented by women.

Cocaine was sold to cure sore throat, neuralgia, nervous-
ness, headache, colds and sleeplessness in the 1880s.

For two years, during the 1970s, Mattel marketed a doll
called "Growing Up Skipper." Her breasts grew when her arm
was turned.