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Rubber
bands last longer when
refrigerated.
There
are 293 ways to make change for a
dollar.
The
average person's left hand does
56% of the typing.
Two-thirds
of the world's eggplant is grown
in New Jersey.
The
longest one-syllable word in the
English language is
"screeched."
On
a Canadian two dollar bill, the
flag flying over the Parliament
building is an American
flag.
No
word in the English language
rhymes with month, orange,
silver, or purple.
"Dreamt"
is the only English word that
ends in the letters
"mt."
All
50 states are listed across the
top of the Lincoln Memorial on
the back of the $5
bill.
Almonds
are a member of the peach
family.
Maine
is the only state whose name is
just one syllable.
There
are only four words in the
English language which end in
"dous": tremendous, horrendous,
stupendous, and
hazardous.
Los
Angeles' full name is "El Pueblo
de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los
Angeles de
Porciuncula"
A
cat has 32 muscles in each
ear.
An
ostrich's eye is bigger than its
brain.
Tigers
have striped skin, not just
striped fur.
In
most advertisements, the time
displayed on a watch is
10:10.
Al
Capone's business card said he
was a used furniture
dealer.
A
dime has 118 ridges around the
edge.
Mr.
Rogers is an ordained minister.
(He is
Presbyterian!)
The
average person falls asleep in
seven minutes.
There
are 336 dimples on a regulation
golf ball.
"Stewardesses"
is the longest word that is typed
with only the left
hand.
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