AWESOME FACTS ABOUT EVERYTHING XL

1. The former name of Ethiopia was Abyssinia.

2. The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care  by American pediatrician Benjamin Spock is one of the best-selling books of the 20th century. 500,000 copies sold within six months of its initial publication in 1946, and 50 million by the time of Spock's death in 1998.

3. PEZ dispenser candy was originally marketed as an alternative to smoking.

4. As home secretary in 1829, Robert Peel established London's Metropolitan Police Force. London police are called "Bobbies" in his honor. 

5. Enacted in 1600, the constitution of San Marino is the world's oldest still in effect.

6. Vincent Van Gogh lived in Arles, France from 1888 to 1889, where he produced more than 300 works of art.

7. Utah's ARCHES National Park contains over 2,000 natural sandstone arches.

8. Founded in 1845, Scientific American is America's oldest monthly magazine. Harper's, founded in 1850, is the second oldest.