Did You Know
Facts of unusual interest
A mathematical wonder: 111,111,111 multiplied by 111,111,111 gives the result 12,345,678,987,654,321If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs of the horse in the air, the person died in battle; if the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died as a result of wounds received in battle; if the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver, and purple.Canada is an Indian word meaning "Big Village".There are two credit cards for every person in the United States.Only two people signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4, John Hancock and Charles Thomson. Most of the rest signed on August 2nd, but the last signature wasn't added until 5 years later."I am." is the shortest complete sentence in the English lauguage.The most common name in the world is Mohammed.The word "samba" means "to rub navels together."The international telephone dialing code for Antarctica is 672.The glue on Israeli postage stamps is certified kosher.Mel Blanc (the voice of Bugs Bunny) was allergic to carrots.Sherlock Holmes never did say "Elementary, my dear Watson."More people are killed annually by donkeys than die in air crashes.The term, "It's all fun and games until someone loses an eye" is from Ancient Rome. The only rule during wrestling matches was, "No eye gouging." Everything else was allowed, but the only way to be disqualified was to poke someone's eye out.A "jiffy" is an actual unit of time for 1/100 of a second.The average person falls asleep in seven minutes.Money isn't made of paper, it's made out of cotton.Every time you lick a stamp, you're consuming 1/10 of a calorie.An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.The longest recorded flight of a chicken is thirteen seconds.Gosh!!! aren't you glad you read all this stuff.
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