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1. Rubberbands
last longer when refrigerated.
2. Peanuts are one of the ingredients of 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. The shark is
the only fish that can blink with 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
"screeched."
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 letters
"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
US 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 hazardous.
18. Los Angeles' full
name is "El Pueblo de Nuestra 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 Sesame Street
characters Bert and Ernie were named after
Bert the cop and Ernie the
taxi driver in Frank Capra's "It's
A Wonderful Life."
25. Some dragonflies have 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.
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 a
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.
34. There are 336 dimples
on a regulation golf ball.
35. "Stewardesses"
is the longest word that is typed with only
the left hand.
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