It's faster and easier to walk up a hill backwards, rather than regularly (forwards).
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The liquid inside young coconuts
can be used as a substitute for
Blood plasma.
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No piece of paper can be folded in half
more than seven (7) times.
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Donkeys kill more people annually
than plane crashes.
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You burn more calories sleeping
than you do watching television.
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Oak trees do not produce acorns
until they are fifty (50) years of age or older.
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The first product to have a bar code
was Wrigley's gum.
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The King of Hearts is the only king
WITHOUT A MOUSTACHE
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American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987
by eliminating one (1) olive
from each salad served in first-class.
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Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.
(Since Venus is normally associated with women,
what does this tell you!
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Apples, not caffeine,
are more efficient at waking you up in the morning.
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Most dust particles in your house are made from
DEAD SKIN!
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The first owner of the Marlboro Company
died of lung cancer.
So did the first "Marlboro Man."
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Walt Disney was afraid
OF MICE!
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PEARLS MELT
IN VINEGAR!
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The three most valuable brand names on earth:
Marlboro, Coca Cola, and Budweiser, in that order.
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It is possible to lead a cow upstairs...
but, not downstairs.
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A duck's quack doesn't echo,
and no one knows why.
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Dentists have recommended that a toothbrush
be kept at least six (6) feet away from
a toilet to avoid airborne particles
resulting from the flush.
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And the best for last.....
Turtles can breathe through their butts!
Oh, and here are some more I found just recently from http://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/~me/facts.html!
We are in the middle of an ice age. Ice ages include both
cold and warm periods; at the moment we are experiencing a
relatively warm span of time known as an interglacial period.
Geologists believe that the warmest part of this period occurred
from 1890 through 1945 and that since 1945 things have slowly
begun freezing up again.
A polar bear's skin is black. Its fur is not white, but actually
clear.
If you keep a goldfish in the dark room, it
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