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o The Great Pyramid of Giza is made of 2.3 million blocks, each weighing 1.5 tons. o More than 46% of the world has type O blood. o Fish have no salivary glands. o One in seven adults spend more than 30 minutes a day in the bathroom. o The Ford Motor Company was the first to offer a rebate…$50 on a new Model T. o The average cat consumes 28 times it weight in food annually. o In the 1950s, the dog that played Lassie made $5,000 a week. o At three weeks, a human fetus is about the size of a sesame seed. o Only three English words end in “creed”: Succeed, proceed and exceed. o 15% of the population has a second toe that is longer than the rest. o Before the Civil War, the average week work was 11 hours a day, 6 days a week. o Another word for pollex is your thumb. o Pound for pound, the humming bird has the most powerful muscles of any animal. o Earthquakes travel at speeds of up to 4.8 miles per second. o A whistle sounds louder just before it rains. o Un 1040 .D., Viking ships pulled down the London bridge, apparently on a whim. o The skin on the soles of your feet is called the stratum corneum (Latin for “horny layer”). o Rain contains vitamin B12. o More than 200 languages and dialects were spoken in the former Soviet Union. o By age 60, you will have lost about 50% of your taste buds and 40% of your sense of smell. o Turtles live in the sea, tortoises live on land, and terrapins live in fresh water. o A tennis ball is fuzzy to slow them down. o Sea Cucumbers startle their enemies by shooting their digestive organs out of their read ends. o One in 20 people is born with an extra rib. o A septillion is a 1 followed by 24 zeroes. o Q: What are tiercels, hens, and eyas? A: Father, mother, and baby hawks. o William Howard Tuft was the second president to own a car, but he was too fat to drive it. o Snails can sleep for 3 years without eating. o George Washington liked to tell dirty jokes. o Stop signs weren’t used in the U.S. until 1927. o Horse meat is more popular in Sweden than lamb. o In South Korea, a can of Spam is considered a prestigious wedding gift. o First female passenger on a trans-Atlantic flight: Amelia Earhart. o At the end of the Civil War, 33% of the circulating U.S. paper currency was counterfeit. o Cats have been known to try to seduce dogs. o In the 1600s, thermometers were often filled with brandy instead of mercury. o A typical gold brick weighs 27 pounds. o Albert Einstein never learned to drive. o The Lone Ranger was the first TV show ever to be shown in reruns. o As a student, Nancy Reagan had a part in her high school’s production of First Lady. o 1999 survey: Of 25,500 standard English words, 93% have been registered at dot-coms. o Ellis Island processed 445,987 immigrants during its first year in service. o Genghis Khan killed his brother in an argument over a fish. o Genghis Khan is said to have killed over a million people in one hour in the year 1221. o 19 of the 25 highest mountains on Earth are in the Himalayas.