Interesting Facts indeed..
Got this from Kori's Multiply, who in turn got it from someone else named Anthony's Multiply.
Thanks for sharing these indeed interesting facts.
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1. To take an oath, ancient Romans put a hand on their testicles and thats where the word testimony comes from.
2. There are 92 known cases of nuclear bombs lost at sea.
3. The odds of being killed by falling out of bed are one in two million.
4. Most tropical marine fish could survive in a tank filled with human blood.
5. Albert Einstein was offered the presidency of Israel in 1952, but he declined.
6. Until the year 1920, Canada was planning on invading the United States.
7. In 1659, it was illegal to celebrate Christmas in Massachusetts.
8. The highest point in Pennsylvania is lower than the lowest point in Colorado!
9. Poll results: Nachos is the food most craved by mothers-to-be.
10. The most common time for a bank robbery is Friday, between 9 and 11 a.m. The least likely time is Wednesday, between 3 and 6 p.m.
11. You are more likely to be killed by a champagne cork than a poisonous spider!
12. Turkey's often look up at the sky during a rainstorm. Unfortunately some have been known to drown as a result.
13. More than 50% of the people in the world have never made or received a telephone call.
14. Only 55% of Americans know that the sun is a star.
15. Got gas? 40% of all indigestion remedies sold in the world are bought by Americans.
16. The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
17. Drivers kill more deer than hunters.
18. TIME Magazine's Man of the Year in 1938 was Adolf Hitler.
19. When your face blushes, the lining of your stomach turns red, too.
20. Fine-grained volcanic ash can be found as an ingredient in some toothpastes.
21. The Atlantic Ocean is saltier than the Pacific Ocean.
22. Right-handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people.
23. Nutmeg is extremely poisonous if injected intravenously.
24. Q-Tip Cotton Swabs were originally called Baby Gays.
25. The IRS employees tax manual has instructions for collecting taxes after a nuclear war.
26. Originally, Jack-O-Lanterns were made from turnips.
27. Woof! If your dog lives to age 11, youll have spent more than $13,000 on him/her.
28. 7-11 sells 10,000 pots of coffee an hour, every hour, every day.
29. Non-dairy creamer is flammable.
30. According to legend, there's a Superman in every episode of Seinfeld.
31. Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar were both epileptic.
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