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The country code for Russia is “007″.

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The first female guest host of “Saturday Night Live” was Candace Bergen.

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Facetious and abstemious contain all the vowels in the correct order, as does arsenious, meaning containing arsenic.

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Maine is the only state (in USA) whose name is just one syllable.

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The highest point in Pennsylvania is lower than the lowest point in Colorado.

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Jamaica has the most churches per square mile than any other country in the world.

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A hippo can open its mouth wide enough to fit a four foot tall child inside.



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Between 1902 and 1907 the same tiger killed 436 people in India.

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Michigan was the first state to have roadside picnic tables.

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$283,200 is the absolute highest amount of money you can win on Jeopardy.



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Dogs and cats consume over $11 billion worth of pet food a year

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You share your birthday with at least 9 million other people in the world.

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In the last 4000 years no new animals have been domesticated.

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In the United States, more Frisbee discs are sold each year than baseballs, basketballs, and footballs combined.

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It is believed that Shakespeare was 46 around the time that the King James Version of the Bible was written. In Psalms 46, the 46th word from the first word is shake and the 46th word from the last word is spear.

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It’s estimated that at any one time around 0.7% of the world’s population is drunk.

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Arachibutyrophobia is the fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of your mouth.

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The cheetah is the only cat that can’t retract its claws

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Each year there is one ton of cement poured for each man, woman and child in the world.

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

 Who in the world is COUNTING???

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You share your birthday with at least 9 million other people in the world.

 I share mine with Nathan Fillion.

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flan327 wrote:
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There are approximately 100 million acts of sexual intercourse each day.

 Who in the world is COUNTING???

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The same person who is establishing the  IQ of every atheist they know?  biggrin



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flan327 wrote:
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There are approximately 100 million acts of sexual intercourse each day.

 Who in the world is COUNTING???

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The same person who is establishing the  IQ of every atheist they know?  biggrin

 Snap! I bet you're right!!!!

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Jellyfish, or jellies (as scientists call them) are NOT fish. They have no brain, no heart and no bones.

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When cranberries are ripe, they will bounce off the ground like a rubber ball.

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The Texas version of Bigfoot is known as Wooly Booger.

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Ben & Jerry's in Vermont gives its ice-cream waste products to local farmers. Pigs will eat any flavor except mint.

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A family in the united Kingdom had a tortoise named Thomas, that lived through 2 world wars and the reigns of 5 monarchs, only to die of a rat bite at age 130.

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New Zealand is the only country to have a sign language as an official language.

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It’s estimated that at any one time around 0.7% of the world’s population is drunk.

And 14% of the drivers are drunk. 



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Bats always turn left when exiting a cave!

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In New York City, approximately 1,600 people are bitten by other humans every year.

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No matter its size or thickness, no piece of paper can be folded in half more than 8 times.

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Coconuts kill more people in the world than sharks do. Approximately 150 people are killed each year by coconuts.

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Mexico has more American residents than any other country except the United States.



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The revenue that is generated from gambling is more than the revenue that comes from movies, cruise ships, recorded music, theme parks, and spectator sports combined.

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Medical studies show that intelligent people have more copper and zinc in their hair.

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Over 98 percent of Japanese people are cremated after they die.

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Until the 1960's men with long hair were not allowed to enter Disneyland.


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Someone on Earth reports seeing a UFO every three minutes.

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The United kingdom eats more cans of baked beans than the rest of the world combined.

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Of all the words in the English language, the word set has the most definitions!

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Kite flying is a professional sport in Thailand.

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Out of all the senses, smell is most closely linked to memory.

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If you flip a coin ten times, the odds against its coming up with the same side showing each time are 1,023 to 1

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By the age of 60, most people have lost 50% of their taste buds.

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Every year, Alaska has about 5,000 earthquakes.


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The United States has the highest minimum drinking age in the world.

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The 7-Eleven Extreme Gulp is 50% bigger than the volume of the human stomach!

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If Manhattan had the same population density as Alaska, there would only be 15 people living there.

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