Tag: fun information to know
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October 19, 2008 05:28 PM EDT --
Did You Know...(Part 15)?
"1) People who once cleaned out cesspits were known as gongfermers.
2) A pelican can hold about 25 pounds of fish in its pouch.
3) Scientifically . . .
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November 26, 2008 03:26 PM EST --
Did You Know...(Part 25)?
"1) When told that General Grant drank too much whiskey, President Lincoln reportedly replied, "Find out the name of the brand so I can give it to my . . .
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January 01, 2009 01:25 PM EST --
Did You Know...(Part 30)?
"1) It is legal in two states to fish with a semiautomatic rifle.
2) Each week, about 50 people visit the grave of Harry Potter, a British man buried . . .
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January 01, 2009 01:53 PM EST --
Did You Know...(Part 31)?
"1) The human body's total daily requirement of vitamins and minerals is less than a thimbleful.
2) You can tear a Canadian $20 bill in half and . . .
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February 07, 2009 04:29 PM EST --
Did You Know...(Part 36)?
"1) The "real" name of the Comic Book Guy on The Simpsons: Jeff Albertson.
2) The South Korean government has promised to put a robot in every . . .
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October 19, 2008 11:15 AM EDT --
Did You Know...(Part 14)?
"1) There are more insects in 10 square feet of a rain forest than there are people in Manhattan.
2) Donald Rumsfeld was the youngest, and oldest, defense . . .
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October 20, 2008 05:13 PM EDT --
Did You Know...(Part 16)?
"1) The saddle on an elephant is called a "Howdah".
2) If you weigh yourself and multiply that number by 0.0028, that's roughly how much . . .
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October 21, 2008 09:16 PM EDT --
Did You Know...(Part 17)?
"1) Your tongue cab detect sweetness in a solution of 1 part sugar to 200 parts water.
2) A rooster cannot crow unless its neck is fully extended. . . .
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November 26, 2008 02:33 PM EST --
Did You Know...(Part 24)?
"1) The average adult American male receives 6 Christmas presents.
2) Quebec is twice the size of Texas.
3) The Apollo 11 astronaut who didn't . . .
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November 26, 2008 03:39 PM EST --
Did You Know...(Part 26)?
"1) Country with the most kidney donors per capita: Iran. (The U.S. is #2.)
2) There are more than 10,000 varieties of tomatoes.
3) Americans eat . . .
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December 04, 2008 08:34 PM EST --
Did You Know...(Part 27)?
"1) A single bale of cotton will yield 215 pairs of jeans.
2) Most common school colors in America: blue and white.
3) Generally, men can read . . .
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January 04, 2009 12:51 PM EST --
Did You Know...(Part 32)?
"1) For six months in 1777, Vermont was called New Connecticut.
2) In Belgium, there is a strawberry museum.
3) 55% of Americans say they'll . . .
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January 17, 2009 11:04 AM EST --
Did You Know...(Part 33)?
"1) Lions can't roar until they're two years old.
2) Bestselling Christmas album of all time: Elvis' Christmas Album (1957)
3) Zambian . . .
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January 31, 2009 10:38 AM EST --
Did You Know...(Part 34)?
"1) Snails kiss before mating (by rubbing their antennae together).
2) The doors that cover U.S. nuclear silos weigh 748 tons and open in 19 seconds. . . .
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February 21, 2009 02:58 PM EST --
Did You Know...(Part 38)?
"1) If you divide the world's Legos among the human race, every man, woman, and child gets 75.
2) Who has the most career touchdowns in . . .
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March 27, 2009 03:03 PM EDT --
Did You Know...(Part 42)?
"1) Tsunami waves can move from one shore of the Pacific to the other in less than a day.
2) First fire station to install a sliding fire poll: New . . .
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April 16, 2009 11:01 AM EDT --
Did You Know...(Part 45)?
"1) Nova Scotia is Latin for "New Scotland."
2) There are 3 times as many TV sets in the U.S. as there are people in the U.K.
3) In Michigan, . . .
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October 18, 2008 12:26 PM EDT --
Did You Know...(Part 13)?
"1) "A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject."-Winston Churchill
2) Nowhere in the Bible does it say . . .
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October 22, 2008 10:20 PM EDT --
Did You Know...(Part 18)?
"1) In early colonial times, pumpkins were used for the crust of pies, not the filling.
2) The only formal qualification to be appointed a Florida executioner . . .
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November 13, 2008 04:24 PM EST --
Did You Know...(Part 22)?
"1) In a year, an average elevator travels the equivalent of nearly halfway around the equator.
2) Kobe Bryant's parents named him after a steak . . .
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