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o 5 favorite U.S breeds: Labrador and golden retrievers, Rottweiler, German shepherd, poodle. o The largest giant squid was 20 tons, 20 feet long from tail to beak, and had 35-foor tentacles. o The average man’s heart weighs 10 - 12 oz.; the average woman’s heart weighs 8 - 10 oz. o Inspectors at international ports of entry annually encounter up to 13,000 plant diseases. o Hillary and Tenzig Norgay ate chocolate and drank lemonade on the summit of Mt. Everest. o American eels migrate from freshwater streams to the Sargasso Sea in the ocean. o Salmon migrate from the ocean to freshwater streams. o Every part of these plants are poisonous: azalea, foxglove, nightshade, oleander, rhododendron. o On average, coughs travel at speeds of 60 m.p.h. o Tarantula spiders have been known to live for over 2 years without eating. o Pirates thought that wearing an earring in a pierced ear improved their eyesight. o Around 200 people die while watching football games every year. o According to one study, people who eat hot dogs are extroverts while hamburger-eaters are introverts. o A Swiss scientist named A. E. Fick invented contact lenses in 1887. o The first stewardesses were on United Airlines, in 1930 and they had to be registered nurses. o Crocodiles kill more people in the jungle than any other animal. o Sneezes travel at 40 m.p.h., but the fastest recorded sneeze clocked in at 100 m.p.h. o There are over 3,500 species of tapeworm ranging from a millimeter to 30 millimeters long. o Hair is straight, curly, or wavy based on if it grew out of a round, oval, or flat hair follicle. o Marie and Pierre Curies’ notebooks recording their radium experiments are still radioactive. o 5 most popular fruits worldwide: bananas, apples, oranges, watermelons, and plantains. o 5 most popular vegetables worldwide: tomatoes, cabbages, onions, cucumbers, and carrots. o The only known poisonous bird is New Guinea’s hooded pithhui. o Bill Cosby made an estimated $50 million in 1988. o The LaCoste shirt is named after French tennis star Rene LaCoste, David Cup winner in 1927. o The largest cat breed is the ragdoll, which can weigh up to 20 pounds (9 kg). o In Los Angeles, there are fewer people than there are automobiles. o The first bra was created by a French designer in 1902 but bras didn’t catch on until 1913. o About 1/3 of all Americans flush the toilet while they’re still sitting on it. o Nearly half the American population never reads books. o In 1984, a New Jersey man opened a summer camp for Cabbage Patch dolls. o The average American eats about 1 ½ tons of food every year. o You’re more likely to catch people’s colds from shaking hands with them than their sneezes. o The smallest cat breed is the Singapura, which can weigh as little as 4 pounds (1.4 kg). o The body’s longest muscle, the sartoris, runs from the pelvis to just below the knee. o The smallest muscle is in the middle ear. o A baby kangaroo is only one inch long. o Dolphins live for about twenty-five years. o Elephant trunks hold up to 1 ½ gallons of water. o Your body creates as much as two quarts of saliva daily. o In Germany more people have the last name of Schultz than any other name. o There is one chance out of ten you’ll undergo surgery this year. o The animal with the largest eye on earth is the giant squid with eyes as big as pie plates. o Elvis Presley was thrown out of the Grand Ole Opry in 1954. o Americans spend $8 billion a year on pornography.