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A dragonfly has a life span of 24 hours A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds. A dime has 118 ridges around the edge. On a Canadian two dollar bill, the flag flying over the Parliament building is an American flag. The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time television were Fred and Wilma Flintstone2. Coca Cola was originally green. "I am." is the shortest complete sentence in the English language. The nursery rhyme Ring Around the Rosey is a rhyme about the bubonic plague. Infected people with the plague would get red circular sores (Ring around the Rosey...). These sores would smell very bad so people would hide flowers on their bodies in an attempt to mask the smell ("pocket full ofposies..."). People who died from the plague would be burned to reduce the spread of the disease ("ashes, ashes, we all fall down"). Oak trees do not produce acorns until they are fifty years of age or older. All US Presidents have worn glasses. Some just didn't like being seen wearing them in public. The average person's left hand does 56% of the typing. Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur. There are 336 dimples on a regulation golf ball. Maine is the only state whose name is just one syllable. A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes. "Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt". In England, the Speaker of the House is not allowed to speak. Mosquito repellents don't repel. They hide you. The spray blocks the >> mosquito's sensors so they don't know you're there. The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as substitute for blood The first CD pressed in the US was Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the >> USA." Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning. Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin. It is possible to lead a cow upstairs...but not downstairs. There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar Los Angeles' full name is"El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciuncula" There are 336 dimples on a regulation golf ball. Thirty-five percent of the people who use personal ads for dating are already married |
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