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The fear of vegetables is called Lachanophobia
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A single human hair can support 6.5 pounds of weight when held vertically.
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There is a sea squirt (found in the seas near Japan) that digests its own brain. When the sea squirt is mature it permanently attaches itself to a rock. At this point it does not need to move anymore and has no need for a brain. I think I may be part sea squirt |
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here's one for trueokie:
Every year, kids in North America spend close to half a billion dollars on chewing gum |
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The average cough comes out of your mouth at 60MPH.
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Although blood is key to life, it makes up only 8 percent of the body.
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Men are 6 times more likely to be struck by lightning than women
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When the Titanic sunk there was 7,500 lbs. of ham on it
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In Texas, it's against the law for anyone to have a pair of pliers in his or her possession
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Children grow faster in the springtime.
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In its ancient form, the carrot was purple, not orange.
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The U.S. standard railroad gauge (distance between rails) is 4 feet, 8.5 inches.
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You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching TV.
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The industry standard way to euthanize chickens is to throw them into a woodchipper!
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Twinkies have a shelf life of about 25 years.
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Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite.
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Oak trees do not produce acorns until they are fifty years of age or older.
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Women blink nearly twice as much as men.
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It is physically impossible for pigs to look up into the sky.
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The average life span of a taste bud is 10 days.
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