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Did you know.....

  • In a study of 200,000 ostriches over a period of 80 years, no one reported a single case where an ostrich buried its head in the sand.

  • A pregnant goldfish is called a twit.

  • It is physically impossible for pigs to look up into the sky.

  • More than 50% of the people in the world have never made or received a telephone call.

  • Donkeys kill more people annually than plane crashes.

  • The plastic things on the end of shoelaces are called aglets.

  • Marilyn Monroe had six toes

  • If Barbie were life-size, her measurements would be 39-23-33. She would stand seven feet, two inches tall. Barbie's full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts.

  • Almonds are members of the peach family.

  • The longest place-name still in use is Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwe-nuakit natahu, a New Zealand hill.

  • Humans and dolphins are the only species that have sex for pleasure.

  • 45% of Americans don't know that the sun is a sta

  • 65% of the candy that is produced in an year is consumed by American adults 18 years and older.

  • The yo-yo was originally a weapon used in the Philippine jungles.

  • On average, 100 people choke to death on ball-point pens every year.

  • Dueling is legal in Paraguay as long as both parties are registered blood donors.

  • If the population of China walked past you in single file, the line would never end because of the rate of reproduction.

  • The electric chair was invented by a dentist.

  • You are more likely to be killed by a Champagne cork than by a poisonous spider.

  • A Boeing 747s wingspan is longer than the Wright brother's first flight.

  • Emus and kangaroos cannot walk backwards, and are on the Australian seal for that reason.