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| Dragonflies are the fastest insects in the world. Estimates of their maximum speed approach 60 miles per hour. | Bamboo can grow up to three feet in twenty-four hours. | The love of chickens is called alekthophilia. | Q: Why do firemen wear
red suspenders? A: To keep their pants up. |
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| The reason wine is kept in tinted bottles is that it will spoil if it's exposed to light. | ||||||||||||||||||
| In the South American country of Paraguay, it is legal to duel as long as both people fighting are blood donors. | Couples who marry in January, February, and March have the highest divorce rates. | The average person living in the United Kingdom drinks as much tea as twenty-three Italians. | Q: Why does Bugs Bunny
have big ears? A: Because he's a rabbit. |
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| The 'WD' in WD-40 stands for 'water displacer.' | In airplanes, three times as many people prefer window seats to aisle seats. | Cats will rub up against things to mark their territory because they have sent glands in their face. |
Q: What do you
call Postman Pat on his day off? A: Pat. |
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| In the US, there are twice as many credit cards as people. | The theme song to "Batman" inspired the Beatle George Harrison to write his song "Taxman." | Male horses have 40 teeth, while female horses have 36. |
Q: What do
people who work at petting zoos call the money they make? A: Petty cash. |
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| The PEZ candy company used to produce coffee, eucalyptus, and flower flavors. | A group of Kangaroos is called a mob. | Buenos Aires, in Argentina, has the highest ratio of people to psychoanalysts. |
Q: What do you
call a sheep with no legs? A: A cloud! |
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| The people of Iceland are, on average, the happiest people in the world. | Human blood has close to the same salt content as ocean water; most marine fish could survive in a tank of human blood. | In the United States, credit cards outnumber people at a ratio of tow to one. |
A naked guy is walking down
the street with a lady on his back. Another guy walks up to him and asks
him, “Where are you going?” |
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| The Atlantic Ocean is saltier then the Pacific Ocean. | Most people can guess someone's gender by smelling their breath. | Tijuana, Mexico is the city most often visited when Americans travel out of the country. | ||||||||||||||||
| 'Four' is the only word in English in which the number of letters in the word equals its value. | "Second Street" is the most common name of streets in the US. | "Himalayas" means "home of snow" in Hindi. | ||||||||||||||||
| Fingernails grow much faster than toenails do, probably between three or four times as fast. | The Statue of Liberty's mouth is three feet wide. | The color red can stimulate hunger. | ||||||||||||||||
| The Hawaiian language only has twelve letters. | The Library of Congress has about 327 miles of bookshelves. | Napoleon worked out his battle plans in a sandbox. | "I saw that show, 50
Things To Do Before You Die. I would have thought the obvious one was
'Shout For Help'." - Mark Watson |
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| Although the name "Caesar" means "abundant hair," Julius Caesar was self-conscious about his baldness, and he tried to cover it by using combovers and wearing laurel wreaths. | When eating a meal, orange juice will help you absorb iron. | There are four states in the U.S. which prohibit billboards: Vermont, Maine, Vermont, and Hawaii. | "Employee of the
month is a good example of how somebody can be both a winner and a loser at
the same time." - Demetri Martin |
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