“Fight Against Stupidity And Bureaucracy”
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Welcome to another selection of random facts and the chance to prepare yourself for questions that you may never be asked.
Enjoy.
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While in Alcatraz, Al Capone was inmate 85.
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The airport scene at the end of classic movie “Casablanca”
was produced using a cardboard model of a plane
and little people actors in the background!!
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Donkeys kill more people than plane crashes.
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The White House has 32 bathrooms,
and 6 levels to accommodate all the people
who live in, work in, and visit the White House.
There are also 412 doors, 147 windows,
28 fireplaces, 7 staircases, and 3 elevators.
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Hummingbirds are the only animals that can fly backwards.
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In the great fire of London in 1666 half of London was burnt down
but only 6 people were injured.
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Women blink nearly twice as much as men.
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Each year there is one ton of cement poured
for each man woman and child in the world.
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The most common name in Italy is Mario Rossi.
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Fingernails grow nearly 4 times faster than toenails!
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Rugby, North Dakota is the geographical center of North America.
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Butte County, South Dakota is the geographical center of the U.S.
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No matter where you stand in Michigan,
you are never more than 85 miles from a Great Lake.
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The number “four” is considered unlucky in Japan
because it is pronounced the same as “death”.
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Sylvia Miles had the shortest performance
ever nominated for an Oscar with “Midnight Cowboy.”
Her entire role lasted only six minutes.
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You’re more likely to get stung by a bee
on a windy day than in any other weather.
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The world’s deepest hole is the Sakhali I oil well in Russia
(part owned by Exxon Mobil) which is 12.345 Km. deep (7.67 miles).
Previously to this the Al Shaheen oil well (12.29km or 7.64 miles)
dug in Qatar was the deepest oil well.
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Spain leads the world in cork production
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A jail in Brazil allows its inmates to pedal exercise bikes
to power lights in a nearby town in exchange for reduced sentences.
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The Boston University Bridge
(on Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts)
is the only place in the world where a boat can sail under a train
driving under a car driving under an airplane.
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