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.
Note: Cross posted from nutzworld.com.
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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.
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
Note: Cross posted from nutzworld.com.
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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 [...]
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 [...]
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! [...]
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.
Note: Cross posted from nutzworld.com.
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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, [...]
