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A lot of fun betcha-didn't know stuff...here's just a small sample: Before 1928, yo-yos used to be called bandalores in the United States The only South East Asian country that has never been colonized by a Western Power is Thailand In 1631, two London bible printers accidentally left the word not out of the seventh commandment, which then read, Thou shalt commit adultery. This legendary book is now known as the Wicked Bible. The shortest war in history was between Zanzibar an England in 1896. Zanzibar surrendered after 38 minutes Irish Wolfhound dogs have a short lifespan and live about 7-8 years When Queen Elizabeth I of England died she owned over 3,000 gowns Female alligators lay about 40 eggs that hatch in 60 - 70 days The nickname for a Japanese businessman is Salarymen. Every day, the average person swallows about a quart of snot When the only queen ant dies, so does the entire colony, because no new workers are born The Dutch people are known to be the tallest people in Europe The average American kid will eat approximately 1.500 peanut butter sandwiches by high school graduation Goats do not have upper front teeth It has been suggested that shepherds are responsible for inventing the game golf. It is said that they used to use their staffs to hit the stones There are about 6,800 languages in the world Studies have shown that by putting on slow background music it can make a person eat food at a slower rate . An airplane mechanic invented Slinky; he was playing with engine parts and realized the possible secondary use of one of the springs The most popular brand of raisins is Sunmaid Estuarine crocodiles are the biggest of all 26 species of the crocodilian family Alaska got its name from the Aleut word Alyeska which means The Great Land. The Mall of America, located in Bloomington, Minnesota is so big that it can hold 24,336 school buses Every second, 630 steel cans are recycled The word witch comes from the word Wicca which translates to the wise one. If you have three quarters, four dimes, and four pennies, you have$1.19. You also have the largest amount of money in coins without being able to make change for a dollar. The first television show to show any portion of a toilet was on Leave it to Beaver. After fighting for ten weeks to show the toilet, CBS would only allow the producers to show the toilet tank, and not the whole toilet Texas is the only state that is allowed to fly its flag at the same height as the U.S. flag German immigrant, Louis Prang was the first to bring Christmas cards to America In total, Americans eat more than 45 billion sandwiches each year, while sales of custom-made sandwiches are rising 15 percent per year Ninety percent of the population has an innie belly button The fear of Halloween is called Samhainophobia ... and much more................................

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