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Old Jun 27, 2002 | 06:22 AM
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Now you can impress all of your friends with your vast knowledge of the world.

1. Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated.
2. Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite.
3. There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar.
4. The average person's left hand does 56% of the typing.
5. The shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes.
6. There are more chickens than people in the world.
7. Two-thirds of the world's eggplant is grown in New Jersey.
8. The longest one-syllable word in the English language is "screeched."
9. On a Canadian two dollar bill, the flag flying over the Parliament building is an American flag.
10. All of the clocks in the movie "Pulp Fiction" are stuck on 4:20.
11. No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver, or purple.
12. "Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt".
13. All 50 states are listed across the top of the Lincoln Memorial on the back of the $5 bill.
14. Almonds are a member of the peach family.
15. Winston Churchill was born in a ladies' room during a dance.
16. Maine is the only state (in USA) whose name is just one syllable.
17. There are only four words in the English language which end in "dous": tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
18. Los Angeles' full name is "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciuncula"
19. A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.
20. An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.
21. Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.
22. In most advertisements, the time displayed on a watch is 10:10.
23. Al Capone's business card said he was a used furniture dealer.
24. The characters Bert and Ernie on Sesame Street were named after Bert the cop and Ernie the taxi driver in Frank Capra's "It's a Wonderful Life."
25. A dragonfly has a life span of 24 hours.
26. A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds.
27. A dime has 118 ridges around the edge.
28. It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.
29. The giant squid has the largest eyes in the world.
30. In England, the Speaker of the House is not allowed to speak.
31. The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.
32. Mr. Rogers is an ordained minister.
33. The average person falls asleep in seven minutes.
34. There are 336 dimples on a regulation golf ball.
35. "Stewardesses" is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand.


NOW you know everything...You could be a TEENAGER!!!
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Old Jun 27, 2002 | 08:45 AM
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YOU MUST HAVE PLENTY OF TIME ON YOUR HANDS...........
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Old Jun 27, 2002 | 09:43 AM
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Copy and paste. Repeat if necessary!

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YOU MUST HAVE PLENTY OF TIME ON YOUR HANDS...........
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Old Jun 27, 2002 | 12:00 PM
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Dammit, I was gonna add the "stewardesses" one, then I saw it at the very bottom of the list

I gotta call BS on number 13 though...only 26 states named on the five dollar bill, and one of those is just called "Carolina". That's the NEW fiver only, mind you...the old one doesn't have any states written on it.

I suspect a lot of those other ones are BS too, I just can't prove it right now!
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Old Jun 27, 2002 | 12:44 PM
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Some of those are very interesting
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Old Jun 27, 2002 | 04:01 PM
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Palmateer
[B]Now you can impress all of your friends with your vast knowledge of the world.
10. All of the clocks in the movie "Pulp Fiction" are stuck on 4:20.
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