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Did you know? (part II)
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Did you know? (part II) Every drop of seawater contains approximately 1 billion gold atoms. The US national anthem actually has three verses, but everyone just knows the first one. During World War II, IBM built counting machines the Nazis used to manage their death/concentration camps. During World War II, the British Intelligence used the Colossus Machines (precursor to computers) at Bletchley Park to help decode the enigma code of the Nazis. The first Computer was ENIAC, short for Electronic Numerical Integrator And Computer, unveiled on February 14, 1946 (Thanks D.B. of AU) The total combined weight of the worlds ant population is heavier than the weight of the human population. The deadliest war in history excluding World War II was a civil war in China in the 1850s in which the rebels were led by a man who thought he was the brother of Jesus Christ. Just about 3 people are born every second, and about 1.3333 people die every second. The result is about a 2 and 2/3 net increase of people every second. Almost 10 people more live on this Earth now, than before you finished reading this. Happy Birthday (the song) is copyrighted. The number of people alive on earth right now is higher than the number of all the people that have died. Ever. Men with a certain rare medical condition can breastfeed babies There is a rare condition called Exploding Head Syndrome which you have probably never heard of. Scientists have determined that fungi are more closely related to human beings and animals than to other plants. In some (maybe all) Asian countries, the family name is written first and the individual name written second Abe Lincoln bought 50 cents worth of cocaine in 1860 A German World War II submarine was sunk due to malfunction of the toilet. Washington State has the longest single beach in the United States.Long Beach, WA The largest living thing on the face of the Earth is a mushroom underground in Oregon, it measures three and a half miles in diameter. The town of Los Angeles, California, was originally named "El Pueblo la Nuestra Senora de Reina de los Angeles de la Porciuncula" 9 out of 10 people believe Thomas Edison invented the light bulb. This isn't true; Joseph Swan did. Honey is the only food that does not spoil. Honey found in the tombs of Egyptian pharaohs has been tasted by archaeologists and found<b> edible. </font></b>The Population of the world can live within the state boundaries of Texas. Plastic lawn flamingos outnumber real flamingos in the U.S.A. Ernest Vincent Wright wrote a novel with over 50,000 words, none of which containing the letter "e." Tourists visiting Iceland should know that tipping at a restaurant is not considered an insult! Despite the expensive food, tipping is welcome as in any other country. The largest pumpkin weighed 377 pounds. The largest cabbage weighed 144 pounds. Pinocchio was made of pine. Alfred Hitchcock had no belly button for it was eliminated during surgery. A quarter has 119 grooves around the edge. A dime has 118 ridges around the edge. Cranberry Jell-0 is the only kind that contains real fruit. The plastic things on the end of shoelaces are called aglets. Maine is the toothpick capital of the world. New Jersey has a spoon museum with over 5,400 spoons from almost all the states. There was once a town in West Virginia called "6." The parking meter was invented in North Dakota. Napoleon made his battle plans in a sandbox. Roman Emperor Caligula made his a senator. The green stuff on the occasional freak potato chip is chlorophyll. Neil Armstrong stepped on the moon with his left foot first. There are 333 toilet paper squares on a toilet paper roll. The Eiffel Tower has 2,500,000 rivets in it. "Jaws" is the most common name for a goldfish. On an average work day, a typist's fingers travel 12.6 miles. Every minute in the U.S. six people turn 17. Ten tons of space dust falls on the Earth every day. On average, a 4-year-old asks 437 questions a day. Blue and white are the most common school colors. Swimming pools in Phoenix, Arizona, pick up 20 pounds of dust a year. In a normal lifetime an American will eat 200 pounds of peanuts and 10,000 pounds of meat. . WARNING: I am always void where prohibited by law. Theme song: Nina Simone - Sinnerman |
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