Did You Know? Another Twenty Fascinating Facts.

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Another round of twenty fascinating facts for you to survey.

Random as ever there is sure to be something in here that you didn’t know.

Enjoy.

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Duct tape was developed in 1942 for use by the U.S. Army

as a waterproof sealing tape for ammunition boxes.

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There is a Librarian of Congress.

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Because they were unable to prevent the use of the word “spam”

to represent unwanted email messages,

the Hormel company now uses all-capital letters

in referencing its canned pork product.

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The phrase “goody two shoes” comes from a fable

written in 1766 by Oliver Goldsmith

about a poor little girl who could only afford one shoe.

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Aardvark is Afrikaans for earth pig

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Wrigley’s gum was the first product with

a bar code to be scanned at a supermarket.

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Michael Jackson attempted to buy Marvel Comics in the 1990s

because he wanted to play Spiderman.

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M&M’s stands for Mars and Murrie’s

the last names of the candy’s founders.

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Hitler and Napoleon had only one testicle

(each, of course, that is!)

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The speed of sound must be exceeded

to produce a sonic boom.

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41% of women apply body or hand moisturizer

a minimum three times a day

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One gallon of used motor oil can ruin approximately

one million gallons of fresh water.

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The American Automobile association was formed in 1905

for the sole purpose of warning motorists of police speed traps.

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One Neptune year lasts 165 Earth years.

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Former U.S. President Franklin Pierce was arrested

during his term as President

for running over an old lady with his horse,

but the charges were later dropped.

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NASDAQ stand for,

“National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations.”

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The revolving door was invented in 1888,

by Theophilus Van Kannel.

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The Golden Gate Bridge was first opened in 1937.

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The first email was sent out by Ray Tomlinson in 1971

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The song “Strawberry Fields Forever” sung by the Beatles

refers to an orphanage located in Liverpool.

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Did You Know…. Another Random Selection Of Facts From The Fasab Files

“Fight Against Stupidity And Bureaucracy”

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More from the fascinating fact file.

Here are a few more things that you didn’t know you didn’t know.

Enjoy.

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There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar.

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A healthy (non-colorblind) human eye

can distinguish between 500 shades of gray.

So the book is wrong!

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A pregnant goldfish is called a twit 

–  especially by her parents!

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If you plant an apple seed,

it is almost guaranteed to grow a tree

of a different type of apple.

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Andorra, a tiny country between France & Spain,

has the longest average lifespan:

83.49 years.

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“The sixth sick sheik’s sixth sheep’s sick”

is said to be the toughest tongue twister in English.

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‘Duff’ is the decaying organic matter found on a forest floor.

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Gabriel, Michael, and Lucifer are the only angels named in the Bible.

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Abraham Lincoln’s ghost is said to haunt the White House.

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Only female mosquitoes bite.

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The past-tense of the English word “dare” is “durst”

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Months that begin on a Sunday will always have a “Friday the 13th.”

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Ninety percent of New York City cabbies are recently arrived immigrants.

(and ninety percent of that ninety percent have no clue where they are going!)

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The volume of the earth’s moon is the same

as the volume of the Pacific Ocean.

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The New York phone book had 22 Hitlers before WWII.

The New York phone book had 0 Hitlers after WWII.

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King Louis XIX ruled France for about 15 minutes 

–  he succeeded with abdication of Charles X

only to abdicate in favor of Henry V.

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Armored knights raised their visors to identify themselves

when they rode past their king.

This custom has become the modern military salute.

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Winston Churchill was born in a ladies room during a dance.

(and all new babies look just like him, except your own of course!)

 

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‘A Sad Ray Gun, Man’

“Fight Against Stupidity And Bureaucracy”

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‘A Sad Ray Gun, Man’

Did you get it?

Yes. its ‘Anagram Sunday’.

Enjoy.

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‘rescued’

secured

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‘mother-in-law’

woman hitler

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‘David Letterman’

nerd amid late tv

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‘snooze alarms’

alas no more z’s

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‘To cast pearls before swine’

One’s labor is perfect waste

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‘Vacation Times’

I’m Not as Active

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‘The Hilton’

Hint: Hotel

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‘Payment received’

Every cent paid me

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‘Postmaster’

Stamp Store

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‘School master’

The classroom

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‘The Hurricanes’

These churn air

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‘Waitress’

A stew, Sir?

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‘certainly not’

can’t rely on it

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‘Emperor Octavian’

Captain over Rome

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‘a perfectionist’

I often practice

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‘A shoplifter’

has to pilfer

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‘asteroid threats’

disaster to earth

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‘Breasts’

Bra sets

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‘Contradiction’

Accord not in it

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‘I think therefore I am’

I fear to think I’m here

 

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