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Air Conditioner File Photo

Central air conditioners use 98% more energy than ceiling fans.
Albert Einstein File Photo

After the death of the genius Albert Einstein, his brain was removed by a pathologist and put in a jar for future study.
Amish File Photo

Amish people do not believe in the use of aerosal air fresheners.
Potty Training File Photo

The average 4-year-old child asks over 400 questions a day.
Bamboo File Photo

Bamboo plants can grow up to 36 inches in a day.
Beer File Photo

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Budweiser

Budweiser beer is named after a town in Czechoslovakia.
Camels File Photo

The world camel population is 19,627,000.
Cannon

"Blackbeard" often fired incendiary cannonballs filled with beeswax, fat, and gunpowder. They exploded upon impact, burning with the ferocity of napalm.
Car Crash File Photo

In Johannesburg, the average car will be involved in an accident once every four years.
Car Exhaust

Every 25 miles a car produces one pound of pollution.
Crocodile File Photo

Crocodiles swallow stones to help them dive deeper.
Croquet

Croquet was the first outdoor sport to embrace equality, allowing both sexes to play the game on an equal footing.
Desktop Computer File Photo

TIME magazine's Man of the Year for 1982 was the computer.
Diamond File Photo

The largest diamond that was ever found was 3,106 carats.
Dubble Bubble Chewing Gum

In Singapore, it is illegal to sell or own chewing gum.
Elephants

There are 40,000 muscles and tendons in an elephant's trunk. This makes it very strong and flexible, allowing an elephant to pluck a delicate flower or lift a huge log. The trunk is used for touching, grasping, sucking, spraying, smelling, and striking.
Fire File Photo

Fires onland generally move faster uphill than downhill.
Friday the 13th

Months that begin on a Sunday will always have a "Friday the 13th."
Google File Photo

Google (credit: AP)
Graves, Cemetery File Photo

There are only two cemeteries in San Francisco, California. Neither accept new interments.
Gum File Photo

The first product to have a bar code was Wrigley's gum.
Honey

Honey is the only food that does not spoil. Honey found in the tombs of Egyptian pharaohs has been tasted by archaeologists and found edible.
Karl Marx

Karl Marx is the father of communism for which the Soviet Union is most famous – but in fact, he never stepped foot in Russia.
Kermit the Frog

Kermit the Frog delivered the commencement address at Southampton College in the state of New York in 1996.
Las Vegas Wedding Chapel File Photo

On average, 150 couples get married in Las Vegas each day.
Lightning

On average, the earth is struck by lightning 100 times per second.
Lion Yawning

An adult lion's roar is so loud, it can be heard up to five miles away.
Child Loses Tooth

The Mexican version of the "Tooth Fairy" is known as the Tooth Mouse, which takes the tooth and leaves treasures in its place.
President Barack Obama & First Lady Michelle Obama

The White House has a movie theater, swimming pool, bowling lane, jogging track, and a tennis court.
Nerf Football

What makes Nerf balls soft? Nerf foam is made from a solid, spongy cellular material that starts as a polyester resin treated with carbon dioxidde bubbles.
Nose

There are five million scent receptors located in a human beings nose.
Oysters

(File/CBS 2)
Paintball File Photo

Paintball is one of the safest of extreme sports. Only 20 in 1000 players sustain any type of injury, which include either slight bruising from close hits or sprains from stumbling during games.
Pearls

Natural pearls will melt in vinegar.
Poinsettia

In the wild, the poinsettia flower can reach a height of 12 feet, and have leaves that are eight inches across.
Samuel L. Jackson - Snakes On A Plane

More people are killed each year from bees than from snakes.
Scissors

Leonardo De Vinci invented the scissors.
Scuba Diver File Photo

Scuba divers cannot pass gas at depths of 33 feet or below.
Skeleton

In Czechoslovakia, there is a church that has a chandelier made out of human bones.
Snail File Photo

Discovered in 1976, the largest land snail recorded weighed in at 2 lbs and was 15 inches long.
Squirrel File Photo

A squirrel cannot carry the rabies virus.
Surfing

The University of Plymouth was the first university to offer a degree in surfing.
The New York Times

The New York Times (credit: CBS)
The Moon

If someone was to fly once around the surface of the moon, it would be equal to a round trip from New York to London.
Tiffany's Box

Jewelers Tiffany & Co., based in New York, are responsible for making the Super Bowl trophy.
Tongue

There are approximately 9,000 taste buds on the tongue.
Turkey File Photo

Three consecutive strikes in bowling is called a "turkey."
Yellow Jacket

You're more likely to get stung by a bee on a windy day that in any other weather.
Zebras

When two zebras stand side by side, they usually face in opposite directions. They say this is so they can keep an eye out for predators.
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lurker99

Squirrels can get rabies. Its just rare. Rodents in general are rarely infected, but not immune. If you see a squirrel acting strangely stay away. Seriously, did anyone fact check these “facts”?
CaptAmerica

Does anybody edit this stuff? Yellow jackets are wasps, not bees.
CaptAmerica

Pearls will dissolve in vinegar, not melt. There is a significant difference.
Rob

Czechoslovakia no longer exists. Even useless facts should at a minimum be “facts”.
Carlo

Useless is as useless does if you read all of these useless facts.
Realist

Cattle do the same thing as the zebras. It is the benefit of the tail keeping flies
out of the other’s face, which their individual tail cannot reach. It has nothing to
do with a so called “intellegent outlook for predators.” Get real. I raise cattle and
have seen this many, many times. Never saw any lions in North Georgia.
really smart guy

63000 trees every sunday is the best reason of all to shut down the NYT.
Chris Barker

Hmm. 98% more energy. Let’s see. 100% more energy would be twice as much energy. A ceiling fan moves hot air from the ceiling (hot air rises) to other parts of the room for, say, 50 cents a day. Ergo, for a dollar a day the A/C can lower the air temperature in the whole house from 95 to 72. Heck of a deal. Or maybe the 98% is baloney.
Peggy

This is not a picture of a yellow jacket – it is of a honeybee. Actually yellow jackets are not bees but they are a hornet. This kind of misinformation causes people to slap at honeybees! Honeybees are not usually aggressive to people unless someone is going into their hive.

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