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 Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2006 6:39 pm
A rhinoceros horn is made of compacted hair.
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Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2006 6:39 pm
The highest point in Pennsylvania is lower than the lowest point in Colorado.
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Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2006 6:40 pm
Biomass currently supplies about four percent of the energy produced in the U.S., and could potentially provide almost 20 percent.
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Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2006 6:41 pm
Carnivorous animals will not eat another animal that has been hit by a lightning strike.
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Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2006 6:42 pm
Chicha, an alcohol beverage which has been made for thousands of years in Central and South America, begins with people chewing grain and spitting into a vat. An enzyme in saliva changes starch in the grain to sugar, which then ferments.
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Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2006 6:43 pm
It is impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.
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Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2006 6:43 pm
The United States, land of the free*
* Your freedom may vary.
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Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2006 6:44 pm
The phrase "raining cats and dogs" originated in 17th Century England. During heavy downpours of rain, many of these poor animals unfortunately drowned and their bodies would be seen floating in the rain torrents that raced through the streets. The situation gave the appearance that it had literally rained "cats and dogs" and led to the current expression.
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Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2006 6:44 pm
The giant squid has the largest eyes in the world.
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Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2006 6:45 pm
Lynyrd Skynyrd was the name of the gym teacher of the boys who went on to form that band. He once told them, "You boys ain't never gonna amount to nothin"
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Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2006 6:45 pm
Who's that playing the piano on the "Mad About You" theme? Paul Reiser himself.
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Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2006 6:46 pm
If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle; if the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died as a result of wounds received in battle; if the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.
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Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2006 6:47 pm
In England, the Speaker of the House is not allowed to speak.
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Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2006 6:48 pm
In Cleveland, Ohio, it's illegal to catch mice without a hunting license.
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Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2006 6:48 pm
The longest one-syllable word in the English language is "screeched."
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