Odd Facts
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The longest one-syllable word in the English language is "screeched."
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On a Canadian two dollar bill, the flag flying over the Parliament Building
is an American flag.
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All of the clocks in Pulp Fiction are stuck on 4:20.
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No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver or purple.
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"Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt".
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All 50 states are listed across the top of the Lincoln Memorial on the
back of the $5 bill.
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Almonds are members of the peach family.
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Winston Churchill was born in a ladies' room during a dance.
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Maine is the only state whose name is just one syllable.
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There are only four words in the English language which end in"-dous" tremendous,horrendous,
stupendous, and hazardous.
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The longest place-name still in use is: Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoro
nukupokaiwenuakit, a natahu, a New Zealand hill... ... What a great scrabble
score - huh?...
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Los Angeles's full name is "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los
Angeles de Porciuncula" and can be abbreviated to 3.63% of its size, "L.A."
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A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.
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An ostrich's eye is bigger than it's brain.
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Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.
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In most advertisements, including newspapers, the time displayed on a watch
is 10:10.
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Al Capone's business card said he was a used furniture dealer.
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The Ramses brand condom is named after the great pharaoh Ramses II who
fathered over 160 children.
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The characters Bert and Ernie on Sesame Street were named after Bert the
cop and Ernie the taxi driver in Frank Capra's "Its A Wonderful Life".
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A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds. A dime has 118 ridges around
the edge.
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On an American one-dollar bill, there is an owl in the upper left-hand
corner of the "1" encased in the "shield" and a spider hidden in the front
upper right-hand corner.
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It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.
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The male gypsy moth can "smell" the virgin female gypsy moth from 1.8 miles
away.
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The name for Oz in the "Wizard of Oz" was thought up when the creator,
FrankBaum, looked at his filing cabinet and saw A-N, and O-Z, hence "Oz."
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The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and
a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.
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Mr. Rogers is an ordained minister.
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John Lennon's first girlfriend was named Thelma Pickles.
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The average person falls asleep in seven minutes.
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To "testify" was based on men in the Roman court swearing to a statement
made by swearing on their testicles.