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o The president and vice president of the United States are not allowed to travel together. o If you’re average, a rope woven from your hair could support the weight of 400 people. o Cats can keep purring whether inhaling or exhaling. o The crew of the Enterprise under Captain Kirk’s command: 430. Under Picard: 1,012. o On average, Hawaiian residents outlive those of all other U.S. states. o A newborn baby’s heart has the same number of cells as an adult’s. o A man’s brain is 2% of his body weight, a woman’s is 2.5%. o The surface of Venus has been better mapped than the sea beds of Earth. o Favorite pizza toppings in Germany: sauerkraut and onions. o A female lobster is called a hen or a chicken. o Virginia extends 95 miles further west than West Virginia o The Roman poet Virgil spent the equivalent of $92,000 on a funeral for his pet fly. o Tears are 0.9% salt. o All marble starts out as limestone. o Finland has 60,000 lakes. o The NHL Stanley Cup trophy weighs 32 pounds. o Over 4 million Americans suffer from chronic constipation. o Donkeys have the loudest farts in the animal kingdom. o Americans spend over $630 million a year on gold balls. o The moon is 2,140 miles in diameter. That’s less than the width of the continental U.S. o Coincidence? Reported UFO sightings are greatest when Mars is closest to Earth. o Queen Latifah once worked at Burger King. o The United Kingdom is made up of 3 nations (England, Scotland, and Wales) and 1 province (Northern Ireland). o Popular items at McDonald’s in India: Maharaja Mac and McAloo Tikki. o Most common first letter for words in the English language: S. o Barnum’s Animal Crackers celebrated their hundredth anniversary by adding koalas. o The Old Testament mentions almonds 73 times. o “Forty-two percent of all statistics are made up” - Steven Wright. o One reason cats scratch furniture: they have scent glands in their paws. o The word anthology is Greek for “a collection of flowers.” o Your eye muscles move an average of 100,000 times a day. o Kiss bassist Gene Simmons speaks four languages and has a B.A. in education. o The Spanish Inquisition was formally abolished in 1834. o Presidents Theodore Roosevelt, John F Kennedy, and Ronald Reagan were all members of the National Rifle Association and they were all shot. o February 30, 11 B.B. was the last February 30 ever. o In 1957 was the first year Americans ate more margarine than butter. o North America has about 700 species of butterfly and 8,000 species of moths. o During the American Revolution, patriotic brides wore red dresses to symbolize rebellion. o A musk ox is actually a sheep. o Cellulite is another word for fat. o The adult literacy rate in Iceland is 100%. o The first sugar-sweetened cereal was Post’s Golden Crisp, introduced in 1949. o Maine is the only U.S. state that touches on one other state.