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In 1976, the first eight Jelly Belly® flavours were launched: Orange, Green Apple, Root Beer, Very Cherry, Lemon, Cream Soda, Grape, and Liquorice.
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In 1977, Napoleon's penis was sold in Paris for about US $3 800 to an American urologist.
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In 1978 the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organisation estimated that 'all the tea in China' amounted to approx. 356,000 tonnes.
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In 1979 Dr. Christian Barnard was offered $250 000 by the American National Enquirer to perform a human head transplant.
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In 1980 Rhodesia became independent Zimbabwe.
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In 1982, Englishman William Hall committed suicide by drilling holes into his head with a power drill . . . it took 8 holes.
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In 1982, in the first operation of its kind, doctors at the University of Utah Medical Centre implanted a permanent artificial heart in the chest of retired dentist Dr. Barney Clark, who lived 112 days with the device.
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In 1987 Playtex premiered the first US TV commercials with real lingerie models displaying their bras and underwear on national television.
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In 1990, Bill Carson, of Arrington, Tennessee, grew the largest watermelon at 262 pounds that is still on the record books according to the 1998 edition of the Guinness Book of World Records.
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In 1995, KFC sold 11 pieces of chicken for every man, woman and child in the US.
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