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Apr 23, 2005 23:19

Lima beans contain cyanide!
Hypnotism is banned by public schools in San Diego.
Mark Twain didn't even make it through elementary school.
There are more insects in one square mile of rural land than there are human beings in the world.
It's illegal in Alabama to wear a fake moustache that causes laughter in church.
For every 'normal' webpage, there are five porn pages.
During World War II, Uncle Ben's was the exclusive supplier of rice to the U.S. Armed Forces.
All the platinum ever mined would fit into an average-sized living-room!
There are no rental cars in Bermuda.
The word 'Indiana' is Native American for 'Land of the Indians', yet less than 16,000 Native Americans live there.
More than 40,000 parasites and 250 types of bacteria are exchanged during a typical French kiss!
Most car horns honk in the key of 'F'.
Until 1834, it was illegal for any soldier of the U.S. Army to carry the American flag into battle.
Apple seeds are poisonous!
You can tape a small mirror onto a cone speaker, play music and shine a laser on to the mirror and the reflection will look like a laser light show on your wall.
By partially filling saucers with vinegar and distributing the saucers around a room, you can eliminate odors.
Henry Ford produced the model T only in black because the black paint available at the time was the fastest to dry.
The average human body contains enough iron to make a small nail.
About twenty-five percent of the population sneeze when they are exposed to light.
The chemicals indole and skatole, which help to account for the particular smell of human feces, are used as ingredients in perfume!
Coffee drinkers have sex more frequently than non-coffee drinkers.
The Bank of America was originally the Bank of Italy!
It takes 100 pounds of rain water to produce a single pound of food from the earth.
Antarctica is the only land on our planet that is not owned by any country.
In France, it is legal to marry a dead person!
Contrary to popular belief, London Broil is not a cut of beef but rather a method of cooking.
People in nudist colonies play volleyball more than any other sport.
If you’re over 100 years old, there’s an 80% chance you’re a woman.
Household bleach is the recommended chemical to decontaminate people exposed to the anthrax virus, by the U.S. F.D.A. .
A rat can go without water longer than a camel can.
The fingerprints of koala bears are virtually indistinguishable from those of humans, so much so that they could be confused at a crime scene.
By law, in Bourbon, Miss., one small onion must be served with each glass of water in a restaurant.
Some species of fish have voices!
New Jersey was originally called Albania!
The placement of a donkey's eyes in its' heads enables it to see all four feet at all times.
To sell your home faster, and for more money, paint it yellow.
First-cousin marriages are legal in Utah, so long as both parties are 65 or older!
French was the official language of England for over 600 years.
Coconuts kill more people in the world than sharks do. Approximately 150 people are killed each year by coconuts.
If you toss a penny 10,000 times, it will not be heads 5,000 times, but more like 4,950. The heads picture weighs more, so it ends up on the bottom.
An olive tree can live up to 1,500 years!
The phrase 'rule of thumb' is derived from and old English law which stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb.
Whispering is more wearing on your voice than a normal speaking tone.
The Nobel Peace Prize medal depicts 3 naked men with their hands on each others shoulders.
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