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    The largest diamond found in the U.S. was discovered in Arkansas. When cut, the stone measured 12.42 carats.
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    The human nose can detect smells in quantities as small as parts per trillion.
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    General George S. Patton competed, and placed 5th, in the decathlon at the 1912 Olympics.
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    The lowest temperature ever recorded on earth was -129 degrees Fahrenheit at Vostok Station, Antarctica.
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    The onion is actually a member of the lily family.
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    The state of Tennessee was for a brief time known as the State of Franklin.
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    The 1st couple shown in bed together during Prime Time TV was Fred and Wilma Flintstone

    Everyday, more money is printed for Monopoly than the US treasury

    Men can read smaller print better than woman can

    Coke was originally green

    Its impossible to lick your elbow

    Alaska is the state with the highest percentage of people who walk to work

    The percentage of Africa that is wilderness in Africa: 28%
    In the United states? 38%

    the average number of people flying at any given hour over the US is 61000

    The youngest parents ever lived in China: Ages 8 and 9

    The youngest Pope ever was 11

    111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,234,678,987,654,321

    Half of all Americans live within 50 miles of where they were born

    If you spell out numbers....one...two...three....youd have to get to a thousand before you used an "A"

    Bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers and laser printers were ALL invented by women

    MEl Blanc (Voice of Bugs Bunny) was allergic to CArrots

    (Dont know about this one:...) GOLF stands for Gentleman Only Ladies Forbidden

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    Your fingers were working too fast :0)

    111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321

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    The mystery novels of Ellery Queen are actually written by a team of two people........ Frederic Dannay and Manfred B.Lee.
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    The first woman governor in the U.S. was Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming, elected in 1925.
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    Ambergris, widely used in perfume manufacture, is whale vomit.
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    The world's smallest country is Vatican City, at only two-tenths of a square mile.
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    Mound builder birds of Australia give birth to chicks that are fully fledged and can fly right after hatching.
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    The U.S.S. Monitor, a Civil War ship, was the first ship to have a below waterline flush toilet.
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    A "blue moon" is the second full in the same month.
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    The flying snake of Java and Malaysia is able to glide from tree to tree.
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    Twin births are much more common in the western hemisphere.
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    One-fourth of the 206 bones in the human body are in the feet.
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    X-rays of the Mona Lisa show that Leonardo Da Vinci painted three earlier versions.
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    It is illegal to build a Washington, D.C. building taller than the Capitol Building.
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    Until roasted, cashews contain poisonous oil.
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    Ice cream can be traced back as far as the ancient Egyptians.
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    Tongue prints are as unique as fingerprints.:p
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    Bat guano (feces) is harvested from caves by the ton and used in large part in make-up for women. (Sorry girls) :)

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    Good one !

    Shutterbug said:
    Bat guano (feces) is harvested from caves by the ton and used in large part in make-up for women. (Sorry girls) :)
    So now we have both guano and whale vomit in cosmetics what next?
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