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In Tokyo, a bicycle is faster than a car for most trips of less than 50 minutes!

There are 18 different animal shapes in the Animal Crackers cookie zoo!

Should there be a crash, Prince Charles and Prince William never travel on the same airplane as a precaution!

Your body is creating and killing 15 million red blood cells per second!

The king of hearts is the only king without a moustache on a standard playing card!

There are no clocks in Las Vegas gambling casinos!

There is one slot machine in Las Vegas for every eight inhabitants!

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A rat can last longer without water than a camel.

Your stomach has to produce a new layer of mucus every two weeks or it will digest itself.

The dot over the letter "i" is called a tittle.

A raisin dropped in a glass of fresh champagne will bounce up and
down continuously from the bottom of the glass to the top.

A female ferret will die if it goes into heat and cannot find a mate.

Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying.

A 2 X 4 is really 1-1/2" by 3-1/2".

During the chariot scene in "Ben Hur," a small red car can be seen
in the distance (and Heston's wearing a watch).

try again Betty! :)

I'm not Betty but I win :D


On average, 12 newborns will be given to the wrong parents daily!
(That explains a few mysteries....)

Sherlock Holmes NEVER said, "Elementary, my dear Watson."

Because metal was scarce, the Oscars given out during World War II were made of wood.

The number of possible ways of playing the first four moves per
side in a game of chess is 318,979,564,000.

There are no words in the dictionary that rhyme with orange,
purple and silver.

Astronauts are not allowed to eat beans before they go into space
because passing wind in a spacesuit damages them.

The very first bomb dropped by the Allies on Berlin in World War II killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo.

Weatherman Willard Scott was the first Ronald McDonald.

If one places a tiny amount of liquor on a scorpion, it will
instantly go mad and sting itself to death. (Who was the sadist who
discovered this??)

Bruce Lee was so fast that they actually had to s-l-o-w film down
so you could see his moves. That's the opposite of the norm.

The Olmecs emerged around 1200 B.C.E. as Mexico's first complex society. They are famous for carving gigantic, helmet-clad heads out of stone. Many of these stone heads can be seen today at Mexico's museums and cultural sites.
The Aztecs, another important ancient indigenous group, were a nomadic people until one day they were wandering around a lake and saw an eagle perched on a cactus holding a snake in its claws. The Aztecs interpreted this as a sign from their god Huitzilopochtli that this was where they should make their permanent home. The area where they settled is now Mexico City, and an image of the eagle on the cactus holding the snake is at the center of the Mexican flag.
The Mayans were a great civilization that flourished on the YucatanPeninsula mostly between the years 250 and 900 C.E. The Mayans invented a complex writing system and were avid astronomers who learned to predict solar eclipses and the movements of the sun.
Spanish explorers arrived in Mexico in the early 16th century and conquered these ancient civilizations. Most Mexicans today are "mestizos," meaning that their ancestors were a mix of people from these ancient civilizations and people who came from Spain.



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The Olmecs emerged around 1200 B.C.E. as Mexico's first complex society. They are famous for carving gigantic, helmet-clad heads out of stone. Many of these stone heads can be seen today at Mexico's museums and cultural sites.
The Aztecs, another important ancient indigenous group, were a nomadic people until one day they were wandering around a lake and saw an eagle perched on a cactus holding a snake in its claws. The Aztecs interpreted this as a sign from their god Huitzilopochtli that this was where they should make their permanent home. The area where they settled is now Mexico City, and an image of the eagle on the cactus holding the snake is at the center of the Mexican flag.
The Mayans were a great civilization that flourished on the YucatanPeninsula mostly between the years 250 and 900 C.E. The Mayans invented a complex writing system and were avid astronomers who learned to predict solar eclipses and the movements of the sun.
Spanish explorers arrived in Mexico in the early 16th century and conquered these ancient civilizations. Most Mexicans today are "mestizos," meaning that their ancestors were a mix of people from these ancient civilizations and people who came from Spain.

A venerable foodstuff that has been relegated to the checkout counter in gas stations and convenience stores, beef jerky actually has a proud heritage. Here are somethings you might want to know.

1. Jerky is a means to preserve meat without refrigeration.

2. Traditionally meat was dried and/or smoked and/or salted. Marinading is another technique used to add additional flavoring.

3. Although beef is the most common type of jerky, one can also find jerky from wild game such as venison, elk, caribou, and moose. Even kangaroo meat.

4. The origin of the word Jerky is from Native American “Charqui” which means “to burn meat”.

5. Jerky quality varies greatly and depends on the choice of meat, the preservatives, and the preservation technique.

6. There are many jerky-like products that consist of highly processed, chopped and formed meat, rather than traditional sliced, whole-muscle meat. Try to stay away from them.

7. A good jerky is very lean; fat usually causes spoilage. In cheap products with high fat and water content, many chemicals are added as preservatives to prevent spoilage.

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We need to continue Brian's tradition until he returns to YT

Weird Florida Laws


Penalty for horse theft is death by hanging.

It is considered an offense to shower naked.

You are not allowed to break more than three dishes per day, or chip the edges of more than four cups and/or saucers.

It is illegal to block any traveled wagon road.

Women may be fined for falling asleep under a hair dryer, as can the salon owner.

If an elephant is left tied to a parking meter, the parking fee has to be paid just as it would for a vehicle.

It is illegal to sing in a public place while attired in a swimsuit.

You may not fart in a public place after 6 P.M. on Thursdays.

Men may not be seen publicly in any kind of strapless gown

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The Nobel Peace Prize medal depicts 3 naked men with their hands on each others shoulders. Verified

Fortune cookies were actually invented in America, not China! Verified
Of the 17k+ words Shakespeare used, over 1700 are recorded there for the first time. Verified

During your lifetime, the average human will grow 591 miles of hair. Unverified But hair does grows about 6 inches per year and the average head has 100,000 hairs. Take an average lifespan of 80 years. 6 x 100,000 x 80 = 48,000,000. Unfortunately hair growth is not uniform through out your lifespan, I have yet to find a formula for this.

The United States has more bagpipe bands than Scotland does. To be verified But would appear to be true since Scotland has a
population of only 5,000,000, compared to the U.S. at 304,059,724

10 percent of electricity in the US comes from "dismantled nuclear bombs, including Russian ones."

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The Nobel Peace Prize medal depicts 3 naked men with their hands on each others shoulders. Verified
Fortune cookies were actually invented in America, not China! Verified
Of the 17k+ words Shakespeare used, over 1700 are recorded there for the first time. Verified
During your lifetime, the average human will grow 591 miles of hair. Unverified But hair does grows about 6 inches per year and the average head has 100,000 hairs. Take an average lifespan of 80 years. 6 x 100,000 x 80 = 48,000,000. Unfortunately hair growth is not uniform through out your lifespan, I have yet to find a formula for this.
The United States has more bagpipe bands than Scotland does. To be verified But would appear to be true since Scotland has a population of only 5,000,000, compared to the U.S. at 304,059,724
10 percent of electricity in the US comes from "dismantled nuclear bombs, including Russian ones." Read More

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The Nobel Peace Prize medal depicts 3 naked men with their hands on each others shoulders. Verified
Fortune cookies were actually invented in America, not China! Verified
Of the 17k+ words Shakespeare used, over 1700 are recorded there for the first time. Verified
During your lifetime, the average human will grow 591 miles of hair. Unverified But hair does grows about 6 inches per year and the average head has 100,000 hairs. Take an average lifespan of 80 years. 6 x 100,000 x 80 = 48,000,000. Unfortunately hair growth is not uniform through out your lifespan, I have yet to find a formula for this.
The United States has more bagpipe bands than Scotland does. To be verified But would appear to be true since Scotland has a population of only 5,000,000, compared to the U.S. at 304,059,724
10 percent of electricity in the US comes from "dismantled nuclear bombs, including Russian ones." Read More

The brain doesn’t feel pain: Even though the brain processes pain signals, the brain itself does not actually feel pain.
Your brain has huge oxygen needs: Your brain requires 20 percent of the oxygen and calories your body needs — even though your brain only makes up two percent of your total body weight.
80% of the brain is water: Instead of being relatively solid, your brain 80% water. This means that it is important that you remain properly hydrated for the sake of your mind.
Your brain comes out to play at night: You’d think that your brain is more active during the day, when the rest of your body is. But it’s not. Your brain is more active when you sleep.
Your brain operates on 10 watts of power: It’s true: The amazing computational power of your brain only requires about 10 watts of power to operate.
A higher I.Q. equals more dreams: The smarter you are, the more you dream. A high I.Q. can also fight mental illness. Some people even believe they are smarter in their dreams than when they are awake.
The brain changes shapes during puberty: Your teenage years do more than just change how you feel; the very structure of your brain changes during the teen years, and it even affects impulsive, risky behavior.
Your brain can store everything: Technically, your brain has the capacity to store everything you experience, see, read or hear. However, the real issue is recall — whether you can access that information.
Information in your brain travels at different speeds: The neurons in your brain are built differently, and information travels along them at different speeds. This is why sometimes you can recall information instantly, and sometimes it takes a little longer.

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A rat can last longer without water than a camel.

Your stomach has to produce a new layer of mucus every two weeks or it will digest itself.

The dot over the letter "i" is called a tittle.

A raisin dropped in a glass of fresh champagne will bounce up and
down continuously from the bottom of the glass to the top.

A female ferret will die if it goes into heat and cannot find a mate.

Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying.

A 2 X 4 is really 1-1/2" by 3-1/2".

During the chariot scene in "Ben Hur," a small red car can be seen
in the distance (and Heston's wearing a watch).

In the 1400's a law was set forth that a man was not allowed to beat his wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb. Hence we have "the rule of thumb"

The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV were Fred and Wilma Flintstone.

Men can read smaller print then women can; women can hear better.

It is impossible to lick your elbow.

The State with the highest percentage of people who walk to work: Alaska

The average number of people airborne over the US any given hour: 61,000

Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.

The first novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer.

The San Francisco Cable cars are the only mobile National Monuments.

111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321

Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history:

Spades - King David
Hearts - Charlemagne
Clubs -Alexander, the Great
Diamonds - Julius Caesar

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