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Fun fact about relative height
The highest point in Pennsylvania is lower than the lowest point in Colorado. Reference:
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How can a dead man help in the kitchen?
One lady had her husband's ashes made into an egg timer so that even in death he can still "help" in the kitchen. Reference:
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Why laughing gas isn't funny any more
It is used in surgery and dentistry for its anaesthetic and analgesic effects, where it is commonly known as laughing gas due to the euphoric effects of inhaling it. It is also used as a means to enable short periods of extreme high performance in automobile internal combustion engines by introducing extra oxygen into the intake charge which in turn allows a greater amount of fuel to be added and converted into energy and thereby greatly increasing the power produced by the engine. Nitrous oxide is present in the atmosphere where it acts as a powerful greenhouse gas. Reference:
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Fun fact about ketchup
When Heinz ketchup leaves the bottle, it travels at a rate of 25 miles per year. Reference:
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Fun fact about the lyrics to The Flinstones
In the theme song from "The Flintstones" the line after "Let's ride with the family down the street" is "Through the courtesy of Fred's two feet." Reference:
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Fun fact about the Kea, a bird in New Zealand
There is a two-foot long bird called the Kea. The kea lives in New Zealand and just loves to eat the strips of rubber around car windows. Reference:
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Fun fact about Neil Armstrong's moonwalk
In 1963, baseball pitcher Gaylord Perry remarked, "They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." On July 20, 1969, a few hours after Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon, Gaylord Perry hit his first of six home runs. Reference:
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Fun fact about your tummy
Your stomach has to produce a new layer of mucus every two weeks otherwise it will digest itself. Reference:
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Fun fact about cheetah's
The cheetah is the only cat in the world that can't retract its claws. Reference:
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Fun facts about venus
Venus is the second closest planet to the sun between Earth and Mercury. Venus is named after the Roman goddess of love and beauty. Reference:
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What was the best political joke of 2006?
According to about.com and their top 25 funny jokes "I stand by this man because he stands for things. Not only for things, he stands on things. Things like aircraft carriers, and rubble, and recently flooded city squares. And that sends a strong message that no matter what happens to America she will always rebound with the most powerfully staged photo-ops in the world." --Comedian Stephen Colbert, roasting Bush at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner.Our favorite: “To the vice president's credit, he did own up to it (shooting hunting partner in the face). On FOX News he said the fault was his, he can't blame anybody else. Boy, it's amazing, the only time you get accountability out of this administration is when they are actually holding a smoking gun." --Bill Maher
Reference: http://politicalhumor.about.com/od/funnyquotes/a/funnyquotes2006_2.htm
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Fun fact about the arctic and Antarctic
The Antarctic (South) is a continent surrounded by ocean while the Arctic (North) is an ocean surrounded by continents. Reference:
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Fun facts about the human consumption of rice
Rice is the second most consumed grain in the world. Rice provides more than one fifth of the calories consumed worldwide by humans. In early 2008, some governments and retailers began rationing supplies of the grain due to fears of a global rice shortage. Reference:
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