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Post by bossradio93 on Nov 27, 2003 14:37:20 GMT -5
THE FACTS 1. An alligator has about 80 teeth in its mouth at one time. An alligator can go through 3,000 teeth in a lifetime.
2. The ostrich has two toes on each feet which gives it greater speed.
3. An owl has three eyelids.
4. The difference between horns and antlers is that horns never stop growing and antlers shed and grow every year.
5. The word "super" to a beekeeper refers to the hive box where the honey is stored.
Source: Amusing Facts Daily-November 26, 2003
The first Thanksgiving celebration was held in 1621.
Source: 00Fun.com-November 26, 2003
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Post by bossradio93 on Nov 29, 2003 3:49:16 GMT -5
THE FACTS
1. Bees can communicate with other bees by dancing. Their dance can alert other bees as to which direction and the distance nectar and pollen is located.
2. Hens will produce larger eggs as they grow older.
3. In 1391, China began producing toilet paper for use by its Emperors.
4. When you sneeze, all your bodily functions momentarily stop, including your heart.
5. The highest toll paid by a ship to cross the Panama Canal was by the Crown Princess on May 2, 1993 in the amount of $141,349.97 U.S. funds.
Amusing Facts Daily-Nov. 27, 2003
During the Christmas buying season, Visa cards alone are used an average of 5,340 times every minute in the United States.
Source: 00Fun.com-Nov. 27, 2003
Did You Know?
The Mayflower's crossing took 66 days.
Source: Amazin' Humor-Nov. 29, 2003
Did You Know?
The act of yawning and stretching is called "pandiculation."
Source: Amazin' Humor-Nov. 30, 2003
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Post by bossradio93 on Dec 1, 2003 0:00:23 GMT -5
THE FACTS
1. Ever year, Americans spend close to $25 billion on beer.
2. The town of Churchill, Manitoba, located in Canada, is known as the "Polar Bear Capital of the World"
3. Los Angeles is the most polluted city in the USA.
4. Smiling releases endorphins in the body, which makes people feel better.
5. People who studies laughter are called "gelotologists."
Source: Amusing Facts Daily-Nov. 28, 2003
DID YOU KNOW?
Girls have more taste buds than boys.
Source: Amazin' Humor-Dec. 1, 2003
On average, 100 people choke to death on ball-point pens every year.
Source: 00Fun.com
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Post by bossradio93 on Dec 3, 2003 16:30:52 GMT -5
THE FACTS
1. An average person spends three years of his or her life on the toilet.
2. The largest chicken egg ever laid weighed a pound and had a double yolk and shell.
3. The reason why your nose gets runny when you are crying is because the tears from the eyes drain into the nose.
4. In one trip, a honey bee visits about 75 flowers.
5. In America, approximately 25% of kids aged 6-14 have a magazine subscription.
Source: Amusing Facts Daily-Dec. 1, 2003
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Post by bossradio93 on Dec 3, 2003 16:35:27 GMT -5
1. The two top toys in 1950 were Silly Putty which sold for $1, and Crayola crayons which sold for 50 cents.
2. During the holiday season, approximately $220 million worth of Poinsettias are sold. 3. In 2002, 69% of the roses that were given out on Valentine's Day were red.
4. People from North America prefer pickles with warts, where as Europeans prefer pickles with no warts. 5. The story of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer was written in 1939 for a store promotion by an advertising employee of the department store Montgomery Ward. Source: Amusing Facts Daily-Dec. 2, 2003
DID YOU KNOW?
The first bird domesticated by man was the goose.
Source: Amazin' Humor-Dec. 3, 2003
It is estimated that 400,000 people become sick each year from eating tainted Christmas leftovers.
Source: 00Fun.com
DID YOU KNOW?
About 8.5 billion condoms are produced every year worldwide.
Source: Amazin' Humor-Dec. 4, 2003
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Post by bossradio93 on Dec 5, 2003 1:34:33 GMT -5
1. The average ear grows 0.01 inches in length every year.
2. In a year, the average Americans eats approximately 18 pounds of Turkey. 3. According to research, the most productive workday is Tuesday and the least productive is Friday.
4. Baby donkeys or baby mules are also known as "Foals."
5. In 1894, the carnival made its debut in North America. Source: Amusing Facts Daily-Dec. 4, 2003
DID YOU KNOW?
Iolani Palace, in Hawaii, is the only royal palace in the United States.
Source: Amazin' Humor-Dec. 5, 2003
DID YOU KNOW?
A comet's tail always points away from the sun.
Source: Amazin’ Humor-Dec. 6, 2003
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DID YOU KNOW?
"Caterpillar" means "hairy cat" in Old French.
Source: Amazin’ Humor-Dec.7, 2003
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Post by bossradio93 on Dec 7, 2003 7:48:08 GMT -5
THE FACTS
1. There was a time in Japan where a wife being left handed was a grounds for divorce.
2. Minimum wage was 0.25 per hour when it was first enacted in 1938.
3. According to a study by the nations' largest auto insurer, most accidents occur between 3 and 6 p.m. on Friday.
4. Research has indicated that a ties that are worn too tight can increase the risk of glaucoma in men.
5. The most overdue book in the world was borrowed from Sidney Sussex College in Cambridge, England and was returned 288 years later.
Source: Amusing Facts Daily-Dec. 5, 2003
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Post by bossradio93 on Dec 9, 2003 1:43:53 GMT -5
FOR MONDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2003 THE FACTS
1. Grapes are grown around the world more than any other fruit.
2. The same amount of calories are burned by doing 6 sessions that are 5 minutes each of an activity and doing 1 session of that activity for 30 minutes.
3. The first American president to deliver a speech over the radio was Warren G. Harding.
4. The largest member of the dolphin family are orcas.
5. The largest type of penguin is the Emperor Penguin which can stand to be almost 3.5 feet tall and weigh more than 90 pounds.
Source: Amazing Facts Daily
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Forty percent of American adults said they expect to gain weight during the winter holiday season.
Source: 00Fun.com-Dec. 3, 2003
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Ten percent of American households leave milk and cookies for Santa Claus.
Source: 00Fun.com-Dec. 4, 2003
More than three billion Christmas cards are sent annually in the United States.
Source: 00Fun.com-Dec. 7, 2003
Every queen named Jane has either been murdered, imprisoned, gone mad, died young, or been dethroned.
Source: 00Fun.com-Dec. 8, 2003
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Post by bossradio93 on Dec 12, 2003 4:18:30 GMT -5
FOR WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2003 THE FACTS
1. The strongest gust of wind was recorded at the Mount Washington Observatory on April 12th, 1934, and measured 231 miles per hour.
2. Sheep can survive for up to two weeks buried in snow drifts.
3. More than 100 professional cyclists participate in the Tour de France every year and the race is over 3,200 kilometers. 4. Only 23% of New Zealand families have more than two children.
5. There are over 9 million beef and dairy cattle in New Zealand.
Source: Amusing Facts Daily
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Post by bossradio93 on Dec 12, 2003 4:21:17 GMT -5
FOR THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2003 THE FACTS
1. If you were standing on Mercury, the Sun would appear 2.5 times larger than it appears on Earth.
2. Over 170,000 Indians from 210 tribes live in the Brazilian Amazon Rainforest. 3. The most common rock on Earth is basalt.
4. Twelve men have landed on and explored the moon.
5. A caterpillar grows roughly 27,000 times its size when it first emerges as an egg. Source: Amusing Facts Daily
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Post by bossradio93 on Dec 16, 2003 3:33:17 GMT -5
FOR FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2003 THE FACTS
1. The deepest mine in the world is the Western Deep mine, which goes to a depth of about 3,580 metres. 2. The first jet engine was invented by Frank Whittleof of England in 1930. 3. The world's tallest roller coaster is located in England and reaches a peak height of 72 meters. 4. In 1893, the first mosque in the United States was built.
5. In 1997, the record for the highest skydive by a dog at 4,572 feet was established by a dog named Brutus.
Source: Amusing Facts Daily-Dec. 12, 2003
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Post by bossradio93 on Dec 16, 2003 3:36:18 GMT -5
FOR MONDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2003 THE FACTS
1. Blood accounts for about 8% of a human's body weight. 2. Dolphins hear by having sound waves transmit through their skull to their inner ear region. 3. True spiders always have organs for spinning silk known as spinnerets. 4. In the dry valleys region of Antarctica, it has not rained in 2 million years according to scientists
5. In Johannesburg, the average car will be involved in an accident once every four years.
Source: Amusing Facts Daily-Dec. 15, 2003 More diamonds are purchased at Christmas-time (31 percent) than during any other holiday or occasion during the year.
Source: 00Fun.com-Dec. 15, 2003
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Post by bossradio93 on Dec 17, 2003 3:12:23 GMT -5
FOR TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2003 THE FACTS
1. One billion pounds of pasta would need approximately 2,021,452,000 gallons of water to be cooked. This is equivalent to 75,000 Olympic-size swimming pools. 2. The expression cooked "al dente" means "to the tooth." What this means is that the pasta should be somewhat firm, and offer some resistance to the tooth, but should also be tender. 3. The least likely day to eat out in the United States is Monday. 4. The original name for butterfly was flutterby
5. In 1903, Mary Anderson invented the windshield wipers.
Source: Amusing Facts Daily-Dec. 16, 2003
Only 9 minutes are spent by the average parent playing with his or her children on Christmas morning.
Source: 00Fun.com-Dec. 16, 2003
DID YOU KNOW?
Frogs hop faster than toads.
Source: Amazin' Humor-Dec. 13, 2003
DID YOU KNOW?
The space between your eyebrows is called the "glabella."
Source: Amazin’ Humor-Dec. 17, 2003
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Post by bossradio93 on Dec 23, 2003 0:59:00 GMT -5
FOR FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2003 THE FACTS 1. An apple, potato, and onion all taste the same if you eat them with your nose plugged. They all taste sweet. 2. Ringo Starr appeared in a Japanese advertisement for apple sauce. Ironically his name means "apple sauce" in Japanese. 3. Whale eyes are the size of a grapefruit. 4. The eight most popular foods to cause food allergies are: milk, eggs, wheat, peanuts, soy, tree nuts, fish, and shellfish. 5. Every year approximately 3,000 people choke to death. Source: Amusing Facts Daily-Dec. 19, 2003
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Post by bossradio93 on Dec 23, 2003 1:33:20 GMT -5
FOR MONDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2003 THE FACTS
1. Two percent of the American population consider dancing to be a sport.
2. Enough apples from one tree can be produced to fill up 20 boxes of apples in a year.
3. It was common in the 13th century to baptize children with beer.
4. The state of Utah is known as the beehive state.
5. Approximately 11% of Americans have all day free to do whatever they want on an average day.
Source: Amusing Facts Daily-Dec. 22, 2003 After A Christmas Carol, Charles dickens wrote several other Christmas stories, one each year, but none was as successful as the original.
Source: 00Fun.com-Dec. 22, 2003
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