21 Reasons why the English language is hard.

?1) The bandage was wound around the wound.
2) The farm was used to produce produce.
3) The dump was so full that it had to refuse more refuse.
4) We must polish the Polish furniture.
5) He could lead if he would get the lead out.
6) The soldier decided to desert his dessert in the desert.
7) Since there is no time like the present, he thought it was time to present the present.
8) A bass was painted on the head of the bass drum.
9) When shot at, the dove dove into the bushes.
10) I did not object to the object.
11) The insurance was invalid for the invalid.
12) There was a row among the oarsmen about how to row.
13) They were too close to the door to close it.
14) The buck does funny things when the does are present.
15) A seamstress and a sewer fell down into a sewer line.
16) To help with planting, the farmer taught his sow to sow.
17) The wind was too strong to wind the sail.
18) After a number of injections my jaw got number.
19) Upon seeing the tear in the painting I shed a tear.
20) I had to subject the subject to a series of tests.
21) How can I intimate this to my most intimate friend?

Note: Cross posted from nutzworld.com.

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The word "democracy" is banned in online chat rooms in China

99% of the pumpkins sold in the US end up as jack-o-lanterns (am I the only one eating pumpkin pie?)

Sad fact: The U.S. ranks 29th in overall life expectancy, which is 78 years.

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Only two people signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, John Hancock and Charles Thomson. Most of the rest signed on August 2, but the last signature wasn’t added until 5 years later

Starfish don’t have brains

There are 336 dimples on a regulation golf ball.

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Mel Blanc (the voice of Bugs Bunny) was allergic to carrots

A snail can sleep for three years, so can my 16 year old.

Somewhere, for some reason, a can of SPAM is opened every 4 seconds

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The average bra size today is 36C. Ten years ago it was 34B

Speaking of Bras, someone paid $14,000 for the bra Marilyn Monroe wore in Some Like It Hot.

President Obama collects Spider-Man and Conan the Barbarian comics

According to statistics, Australian women are most likely to have sex on the first date. (What the heck is wrong with you American women! Letting the Aussies win.)

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A tortoise can live up to 140 years old.

In 2005, the US government spent on average over $20,000 for each household. (no wonder we are in debt)

The fear of slime is known as myxophobia

The band Weezer is named from lead singer Rivers Cuomo’s nickname in grade school. He had asthma.

Every day there are more than 30,000 airplane flights in the USA

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The Atlantic Giant Squid’s eye can be as large as 15.75 inches (40 centimeters) wide.

Why are flamingos pink?
Common myth says it’s because they eat shrimp, but although they do eat shrimp, this is not the reason they are pink.
It’s actually because they eat blue-green algae! Yes, that’s right, BLUE-GREEN algae!
Just like the black box recorder on a plane is orange, blue-green algae, isn’t necessarily always blue or green. It can often be red, orange, brown, yellow, and even purple

The largest meteorite crater in the world is in Winslow, Arizona. It is 4,150 feet across and 150 feet deep.

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The strip of land between two rivers is called a Doab

Spicy Foods do NOT cause ulcers, ulcers are caused by bacterial infections.

Koalas are prone to chlamydia infections so watch out all you furries.

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A lab mouse left on a treadmill overnight will run 5 miles. Humans are downright lazy in comparison.

The average wedding has 189 guests

Pigeons can fly 600 miles a day (once again showing how lazy humans are)

A female Doctor is known as a Doctrix (Sounds suspiciously like dominatrix, they must know my doctor)

Cows see in color, but can’t see red (So they can’t see how beautiful their steaks look.)

We consider the number 13 unlucky, but in Italy it’s the number 17 that is considered unlucky