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o Carrots originate from Afghanistan. o One escalator carries as many people as 13 elevators. th o Largest empire in all of human history: the British empire of the 19 century. o The first tennis balls were stuffed with human hair. o Only one person in 2 billion will live to the age of 116. o The foreign city most visited by Americans is Tijuana. o The longest English word you can type with only the left hand is stewardesses. o A snail breathes through its foot. o An alligator has a brain the size of your thumb. o The Malaysian expression for “take a walk” translates as “eat the wind.” o Venetian blinds aren’t - they were invented in Japan. o Five U.S. presidents have had the first name James, more than any other name. o As far as anyone can tell, only humans get headaches. o Prohibition didn’t end in Mississippi until 1966. o 10% of all Dalmatians are born deaf. o IQ of the average police officer is 104 o The first product Motorola developed was a record player for cars. o You’re more likely to be struck by lightning than eaten by a shark. o King George VI’s first name is Albert. o There are about 15,000 hairs in the average beard. o The Aztecs restricted the smelling of certain flowers to the upper classes. o Gadsby, a 50,000-word novel by Ernest Wright, contains no words with the letter “c.” o Women blink nearly twice as much as men. o If a female ferret goes into heat and can’t find a mate, she’ll die. o More than 25% of the world’s forests are in Siberia. o Americans throw away an estimated 27% of their food every year. o America’s favorite vegetable: broccoli. America’s least favorite veggie: Brussels sprouts. o Most common time to sight a UFO: 11 p.m. o Your feet have the most sweat glands than any other part of your body. o The largest country in Africa is the Sudan. o An elephant grows six sets of teeth in its lifetime. o Biggest French-speaking city: Paris. Second-biggest: Montreal. o There are 602 rooms in Buckingham Palace. o Number of ice cubes the average American puts in a glass: 3.2. o According to research, you’ll blow your nose about 250 times a year. o In 1915 the average income for an American family was $687 a year. o Tooth decay is the most common disease in the world. o A drop of rain can fall as fast as 22 m.p.h. o The area of your body that has the most bacteria is between your toes. o Did you know the kernel inside a peach pit is poison? o The most common school colors in the U.S. are white and blue. o Human hair is actually as strong as aluminum. o The world’s largest chicken-eaters, per capita, are the Saudi Arabians. o Cockroaches stowed away on the Apollo XII flight. o There is one Moscow in Russia. There are at least 6 in the U.S.