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1. Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated.
2. Peanuts are one of the ingredients in dynamite.
3. There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar.
4. The average person's left hand does 56% of
the typing.
5. A shark is the only fish that can blinkwith
both eyes.
6. There are more chickens than people in the
world.
7. Two-thirds of the world's eggplant is grown
in New Jersey.
8. The longest one-syllable word in the English
language is
9. On a Canadian two dollar bill, the flag flying
over the Parliament building is an American flag.
10. All of the clocks in the movie "Pulp
Fiction" are stuck on 4:20.
11. No word in the English language rhymes with
month, orange, silver, or purple.
12. "Dreamt" is the only English word
that ends in the "mt".13. All 50 states are listed across
the top of
the Lincoln Memorial on the back of the $5 bill.
14. Almonds are a member of the peach family.
15. Winston Churchill was born in a ladies' room
during a dance.
16. Maine is the only state whose name is just
one syllable.
17. There are only four words in the English language
which end in "dous": tremendous, horrendous, stupendous,
and . . . (Can you think of the fourth one??? The answer awaits
at the end of this email).
18. Los Angeles' full name is "El Pueblo
deNuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciuncula"
19. A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.
20. An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.
21. Tigers have striped skin, not just striped
fur.
22. In most advertisements, the time displayed
on a watch is 10:10.
23. Al Capone's business card said he was a used
furniture dealer.
24. The characters Bert and Ernie on Sesame Street
were named after Bert the cop and Ernie the taxi driver in Frank
Capra's "It's a Wonderful Life."
25. A dragonfly has a life span of 24 hours.
26. A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds.
27. A dime has 118 ridges around the edge.
28. It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.
(DON'T try this at home)!
29. The giant squid has the largest eyes in the
world.
30. In England, the Speaker of the House is not
allowed to speak.
31. The microwave was invented after a researcher
walked by radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.
32. Mr. Rogers is an ordained minister.
33. The average person falls asleep in seven minutes.
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