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*Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated. *Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite. *The national anthem of Greece has 158 verses. No one in Greece has memorised all 158 verses. *There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar. *The average secretary's left hand does 56% of the typing. *A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes. *There are more chickens than people in the world. *Two-thirds of the world's eggplant is grown in New Jersey. *The longest one-syllable word in the English language is "screeched." *On a Canadian two dollar bill, the flag flying over the Parliament Building is an American flag. *All of the clocks in the movie Pulp Fiction are stuck on 4:20. *No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver or purple. *"Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt". *All 50 states are listed across the top of the Lincoln Memorial on the back of the $5 bill. *Almonds are members of the peach family. *Winston Churchill was born in a ladies' room during a dance. *Maine is the only state whose name is just one syllable. *There are only four words in the English language which end in "- dous": tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous. *Los Angeles's full name is "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciuncula". And can be abbreviated to 3.63% of its size, "L.A." *A cat has 32 muscles in each ear. *An ostrich's eye is bigger than it's brain. *Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur. *In most advertisements, including newspapers, the time displayed on a watch is 10:10. *Al Capone's business card said he was a used furniture dealer. *The only real person to be a Pez head was Betsy Ross. *When the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers play football at home, the stadium becomes the state's third largest city. *The characters Bert and Ernie on Sesame Street were named after Bert the cop and Ernie the taxi driver in Frank Capra's "Its A Wonderful Life". *A dragonfly has a lifespan of 24 hours. *A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds. *A dime has 118 ridges around the edge. *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. *It is impossible to sneeze with your eyes open. *The giant squid has the largest eyes in the world. *Who's that playing the piano on the "Mad About You" theme? Paul Reiser himself. *In England, the Speaker of the House is not allowed to speak. *The name for Oz in the "Wizard of Oz" was thought up when the creator, Frank Baum, looked at his filing cabinet and saw A-N and O-Z, hence "Oz." *The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket. *Mr. Rogers is an ordained minister. *John Lennon's first girlfriend was named Thelma Pickles. *The average person falls asleep in seven minutes. *There are 336 dimples on a regulation golf ball. *Stewardesses' is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand. *Typewriter is the only ten letter word you can type on the top of your keyboard. Sender: Steve Yuen Creator: unknown |