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Piccolo and violin are the two instruments in an orchestra have the highest pitch   

 

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According to the San Francisco Department of Animal Care and Control, raccoons are the most commonly reported wild animal sighted by people in the streets of San Francisco.








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Chop Suey was invented in New York!

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A group of kangaroos is called a mob.



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Jimmy Hoffa's middle name is, appropriately, Riddle.

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Switzerland has the highest per-capita consumption of soft drinks in the world



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Given the opportunity, deer will chew gum and marijuana.

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The leading cause of poisoning for children under the age of six in the home is liquid dish soap.

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There are more plastic flamingos in the U.S, than real ones!

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JK Rowling was the only female billionaire, but she fell off the list b/c she gave so much money to charity.

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A dime has 118 ridges around the edge, a quarter has 119.

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Connecticut and Rhode Island never ratified the 18th Amendment (Prohibition).

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Senegalese women spend an average of 17.5 hours a week just collecting water.

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In one day an average person will take about 18,000 steps.

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Connecticut and Rhode Island never ratified the 18th Amendment (Prohibition).

 Did you know there are still ungratified amendments out there that COULD be ratified with a few more states?  And they are not pretty.



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All the gold ever mined could be molded into a cube 60 feet high and 60 feet wide.

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Lawyerlady wrote:
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Connecticut and Rhode Island never ratified the 18th Amendment (Prohibition).

 Did you know there are still ungratified amendments out there that COULD be ratified with a few more states?  And they are not pretty.

Hmm.  I see a google in my near future!   



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All the gold ever mined could be molded into a cube 60 feet high and 60 feet wide.

 That can't be right.  Really?



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Gerald Ford was the only President/Vice President never elected to either office.



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Lawyerlady wrote:
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All the gold ever mined could be molded into a cube 60 feet high and 60 feet wide.

 That can't be right.  Really?

Well, I did say they may be unverified.  But that's what my fact generator came up with.   



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A man named Charles Osborne had the hiccups for approximately sixty-nine years.

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Colgate's first toothpaste came in a jar.



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Odontophobia is the fear of teeth.

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"Almost" is the longest commonly used word in the English language with all the letters in alphabetical order

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No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver, and purple

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No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver, and purple

 Nurple.

 



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According to a British law passed in 1845, attempting to commit suicide was a capital offense. Offenders could be hanged for trying.

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In 1980, a Las Vegas hospital suspended workers for betting on when patients would die.

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Is nurple a word



Yes it is. Nurple was a word created in the late 17th century to describe the color of childrens' skin after being disciplined with switches.

Well, ya got me on that one LL.

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Your tongue is the only muscle in your body that is attached at only one end.

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Camels have three eyelids to protect themselves from blowing sand.

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There are about 450 types of cheese in the world. 240 come from France.

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Is nurple a word



Yes it is. Nurple was a word created in the late 17th century to describe the color of childrens' skin after being disciplined with switches.

Well, ya got me on that one LL.

 Yeah, I just have to get better at remembering to log out and then log back in. 



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KoolAide is an original product of Nebraska. biggrin



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KoolAide is an original product of Nebraska. biggrin

But what was its original name?   



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KoolAide is an original product of Nebraska. biggrin

But what was its original name?   

So, you expect me to know everything? evileye

No clue. biggrin 



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just Czech wrote:
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KoolAide is an original product of Nebraska. biggrin

But what was its original name?   

So, you expect me to know everything? evileye

No clue. biggrin 

Fruit Smack 



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KoolAide is an original product of Nebraska. biggrin

But what was its original name?   

So, you expect me to know everything? evileye

No clue. biggrin 

Fruit Smack 

 LOL. I think Koolaide is much better. wink



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just Czech wrote:
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just Czech wrote:
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KoolAide is an original product of Nebraska. biggrin

But what was its original name?   

So, you expect me to know everything? evileye

No clue. biggrin 

Fruit Smack 

 LOL. I think Koolaide is much better. wink

Saying "Don't drink the Fruit Smack!"  just doesn't pack the same punch does it?   



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According to a British law passed in 1845, attempting to commit suicide was a capital offense. Offenders could be hanged for trying.

 How ironic considering they're giving the person precisely what they wanted.

 

These fun facts are interesting. Keep 'em coming.



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Illinois has the highest number of personalized license plates than any other state

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Rugby, North Dakota is the geographical center of North America.

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The only domestic animal not mentioned in the Bible is the cat.

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There are approximately 100 million acts of sexual intercourse each day.

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No matter where you stand in Michigan, you are never more than 85 miles from a Great Lake.

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For every 230 cars that are made, 1 will be stolen.

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Dreamt is the only English word that ends in the letters amt

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0.3% of all road accidents in Canada involve a Moose

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Maine is the only state that has borders with only one other state.



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More people are killed each year from bees than from snakes.

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