Tag: interesting facts
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February 27, 2009 03:19 AM EST --
1. The three wealthiest families in the world have more assets than the combined wealth of the forty-eight poorest nations.
2. Eggplants aren't vegtables they're really fruits.
3. Only one . . .
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March 11, 2009 01:29 AM EDT --
1. The dollar symbol ($) is a U combined with an S (U.S.).
2. Since 1896, the beginning of the modern Olympics, only Greece and Australia have participated in every Games.
3. The parachute was invented . . .
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November 21, 2007 01:13 AM EST --
You may have learned a little about Saturn in an old science class. What do you remember? I wanted to share a few interesting facts. Saturn is the only planet less dense than water. That means that if . . .
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October 03, 2008 10:25 AM EDT --
My daughter has a subscription to National Geographic Kids and they have a section called weird but true. They are interesting facts and I love to read them! Here are some from . . .
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November 21, 2008 09:00 AM EST --
Cacao, the main ingredient of chocolate is the most pest-ridden tree in the jungle.
The doorbell was invented in 1831.
Donald Duck comics were banned from Finland because he doesn't wear pants. . . .
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February 04, 2009 11:12 AM EST --
Here are some interesting animal facts:
- The population of grasshoppers in the world tends to rise and fall rhythmically in 9.2 year cycles.
- A rat can go longer without water than a camel can. . . .
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February 06, 2009 10:27 AM EST --
Here are some interesting facts to ponder:
- The Boston Nation, a newspaper published in Ohio during the mid-nineteenth century, had pages 7 1/2 feet long and 5 1/2 feet wide. It required two people . . .
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March 08, 2007 11:29 AM EST --
41. I hate to iron. If it can’t be thrown in the dryer then I don’t buy it. When there is something that has to be ironed my husband does it because he does a better job than me.
42. I am . . .
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March 07, 2009 02:16 AM EST --
1. Thomas Edison, lightbulb inventor, was afraid of the dark.
2. Over 10,000 birds a year die from smashing into windows. (poor birds)
3. The average person has over 1,460 dreams a year.
4. Until . . .
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March 08, 2009 11:40 PM EDT --
1. Americans on average eat 18 acres of pizza every day.
2. A snail can sleep for three years.
3. The Titanic was the first ship to use the SOS signal.
4. The average person who stops smoking requires . . .
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March 14, 2009 02:59 AM EDT --
1. If you unfolded your brain, it would cover an ironing board.
2. The strongest human bite force ever recorded: 350 pounds. The strongest shark bite force ever recorded: 132 pounds.
3. Car accidents . . .
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October 21, 2008 11:26 AM EDT --
Here are some of the interesting facts from the November 2008 issue of National Geographic Kids:
- Bolts of lightning can shoot out of a volcano.
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January 10, 2009 02:02 AM EST --
Alcohol Trivia
President Lyndon B. Johnson's favorite drink may have been scotch and soda. He would ride around his Texas ranch in an open convertible in hot weather. He drank his "scotch . . .
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August 16, 2008 03:21 AM EDT --
Found these on the web
The pet ferret was domesticated more than 500 years before the house cat.
Fingerprints of koalas are similar (in pattern, shape and size) to the fingerprints of humans . . .
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October 09, 2008 07:43 PM EDT --
Myth: The main cause of hearing loss is old age.
Fact: Many people's hearing seems to worsen as the age, but it is not a natural aging process. The primary loss of hearing is . . .
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September 24, 2008 09:01 PM EDT --
Here are some interesting facts. You never know when they could come it handy!
Coca-Cola would be green if colouring weren't added to it.
An ostrich's . . .
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October 01, 2008 10:19 PM EDT --
One out of 20 people have an extra rib
The three best-known western names in China: Jesus Christ, Richard Nixon, and Elvis Presley
The fur of the binturong, also known as the "Asian Bear Cat," . . .
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February 02, 2009 10:32 AM EST --
Here are some interesting facts about the human body:
- A sneeze can travel as fast as 100 miles per hour.
- One-fourth of the 206 bones in the human body are . . .
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February 17, 2009 11:50 AM EST --
In 1912 there was a law passed in Nebraska where drivers in the country at night were required to stop every 150 yards, send up a skyrocket, wait eight minutes for the road to clear before proceeding . . .
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November 29, 2008 02:25 AM EST --
you're born with 300 bones, but when you get to be an adult, you only have 206!
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