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A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes.
Almonds are a member of the peach family.
An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.
Camel's milk does not curdle.
Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated.
"Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt."
In England, the Speaker of the House is not allowed to speak.
In most advertisements, including newspapers, the time
displayed on a watch is 10:10.
It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open. (DON'T try this)
Los Angeles's full name is "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la
Reina deos Angeles de Porciuncula" - - and can be abbreviated
to 3.63% of its size: "L.A."
No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange,
silver or purple.
Non-dairy creamer is flammable.
On an American one-dollar bill, there is an owl in the upper
left-hand corner of the "1" encased in the "shield" and a
spider hidden in the front upper right-hand corner.
Pamela Anderson Lee is Canada's Centennial Baby, being the
first baby born on the centennial anniversary of Canada's
independence.
"Stewardesses" is the longest word that is typed with only
the left hand.
Texas is also the only state that is allowed to fly its state
flag
at the same height as the U.S. flag.
The "save" icon on Microsoft Word shows a floppy disk, with the
shutter on backwards.
The average person falls asleep in seven minutes.
The average person's left hand does 56% of the typing.
The Main Library at Indiana University sinks over an
inch every year because when it was built, engineers
failed to take into account the weight of all the books
that would occupy the building.
The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a
radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.
The national anthem of Greece has 158 verses. No one in
Greece has memorized all 158 verses.
The only 15 letter word that can be spelled without repeating a
letter is uncopyrightable.
The only nation who's name begins with an "A", but doesn't
end in an "A" is Afghanistan.
The reason firehouses have circular stairways is from
the days of yore when the engines were pulled by horses.
The horses were stabled on the ground floor and figured
out how to walk up straight staircases.
The word "Checkmate" in chess comes from the Persian phrase
"Shah Mat," which means "the king is dead".
There are more chickens than people in the world.
There are only four words in the English language which
end in "-dous" :
tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
Two-thirds of the world's eggplant is grown in New Jersey.
When the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers play football at
home,
the stadium becomes the state's third largest city.
Winston Churchill was born in a ladies' room during a dance
"All good things come in small packages." But what about me?
The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to pagalneha For This Useful Post:
I knew about most of these stuff thru prior mailz and heated debates but did'nt know about the peanuts relation to dynamite. I think i better buy a lot of peanuts and conduct a small little experiment.
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