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o The human body creates and kills 15 million red blood cells every second. o Sigmund Freud suffered from siderodromophobia…a fear of trains. o A Boeing 747 holds 57,285 gallons of fuel. o The traditional American “log cabin” style home originated Sweden. o To make ketchup pour more quickly, shake the closed bottle vigorously. o William Shakespeare was the first non-royal to be portrayed on a British stamp in 1964. o Sherlock Holmes author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was an ophthalmologist. o During the Middle Ages, murdering a traveling musician was not thought to be a serious crime. o A single toad will eat about 10,000 insects over the course of a summer. o In ancient Greece, women didn’t start counting their age until they were married. o An adult male gorilla can bench press about 4,000 pounds. o Tornadoes strike most often between 4 pm - 6 p.m., March - July. o Jupiter’s Great Red Spot is 25,000 miles wide. o World’s largest baseball collection: the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s (more than 200,000 cards). o There are 7,000 varieties of apple in the United States alone. th o In the 4 century, Rome levied a tax on urine and excrement. o Whales don’t have hips or legs, but they do have hip bones and leg bones. o Bumblebees flap their wings 160 beats per second. o First known musical recording: “Yankee Doodle.” o In Jack the Ripper’s day, many blamed the growing rate of violence in the theatres. o Burrito is Spanish for “little donkey.” o Largest rodent in North America: the beaver. The porcupine is second. o Early guns took so long to load and fire that a bow and arrow was 12 times more efficient. o The first time the word “hell” was spoken on television: on a 1967 episode of Star Trek. o Female mosquitoes are deaf. o Elephants pass gas more than any other animal. o Blype is the skin that peels off after a sunburn. o Average lifespan of an NBA basketball: 10,000 bounces. o Fish yawn. o Short people typically outlive tall people. o The brain continues to send electrical wave signals up to 37 hours after death. o First time the sound of a flushing toilet was heard on the big screen: Psycho (1960). o Entrance fee to the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair: 50 cents. o A gamomaniac is someone obsessed with proposing marriage. o The Dead Sea contains about 11,600,000,000 tons of salt. o Blennophobia is the fear of slime. o First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt was once the editor of a magazine called Babies. o Actress Vivien Leigh used her Oscar as a toilet paper holder. o The opposite sides of a dice cube always add up to 7. nd o The Western hero most often portrayed in films: Buffalo Bill. 2 place: Billy the Kid. o Examining one strand of your hair can enable a scientist to tell your sex, age and sex. o Americans watch more TV in January and February than any other time of the year. o Loud noise, aspirin, caffeine, and quinine can all cause tinnitus (ringing in the ears). o The light put out by the sun is equal to that of 4 trillion trillion light bulbs. o Between 800 and 1500A.D., English law decreed that every male must practice archery daily.