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Description Did you know...
Mary Edwards Walker is the only woman to receive the Medal of Honor?

Did you know...
if you put a goldfish in a dark room- it will eventually turn white?

Did you know...
the king of hearts is the only king without a moustache on a standard playing card?

Did you know...
in Tennessee, it is against the law to drive a car while sleeping?

Did you know...
the most popular first name in the world is Muhammad?

Did you know...
when glass breaks, the cracks move faster than 3,000 miles per hour?

Did you know...
forest fires move faster uphill than downhill?

Did you know...
the sloth moves so slowly that green algae can grow undisturbed on its fur?

Did you know...
human thigh bones are stronger than concrete?

Did you know...
there are more plastic flamingos in the U.S, than real ones?

Did you know...
elephants cannot jump?

Did you know...
like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print is different?

Did you know...
humans blink over 10,000,000 times a year?

Did you know...
dogs and cats, like humans, are either right or left handed?

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1 in 5,000 north Atlantic lobsters are born bright blue?

Did you know...
if you plug your nose you can't hum?

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India never invaded any country in her history?

Did you know...
Cleopatra married two of her brothers ?

Did you know...
Hugo Boss designed some of the Nazi SS uniforms?

Did you know…
the day after Thanksgiving is the busiest day for plumbers in the US?

Did you know…
cold showers stimulate your sex drive?

Did you know…
there are more pyramids in Peru than in Egypt?

Did you know…
your thumb is the same length as your nose?

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Horses can't vomit and pigs can't look up in the sky?

Did you know…
the oldest dog died at the age of 29?

Did you know…
that a Playboy magazine survey found that more women talk dirty during sex than men?

Did you know…
Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning?

Did you know…
if an Amish man has a beard, he is married?

Did you know…
the Mona Lisa used to hang on the wall of Napoleon’s bedroom?

Did you know…
the Mona Lisa has no eyebrows? It was the fashion in Renaissance Florence to shave them off.

Did you know…
"Jaws" is the most common name for a goldfish?


Did you know...
pumice is the only rock that floats in water?

Did you know...
the African cicada fly spends 17 years sleeping, then wakes up for two weeks, mates and then dies?

Did you know...
the tradition of brides carrying a bouquet of flowers started with the brides trying to hide their body odor?

Did you know...
Winston Churchill was born in a ladies' room?

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humans and bonobos are the only species known to tongue kiss and to have oral & face-to-face sex?

Did you know...
natural pearls melt in vinegar?

Did you know...
dalmatians are born without spots.

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armadillos have four babies at a time and they are always all the same sex?

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polar bears have black skin and tigers have striped skin?

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dogs have about 10 vocal sound while cats have over 100?

Did you know...
Earth is the only planet not named after a pagan god?

Did you know...
music can help reduce chronic pain by more than 20%?

Did you know...
the average bed is home to over 6 billion dust mites?

Did you know...
a quarter has 119 grooves around the edge while a dime has 118 ridges?

Did you know...
nondairy creamer is flammable?

Did you know...
you can make edible cheese from the milk of 24 different mammals?

Did you know...
By law, employees do not have to wash hands after sneezing?

Did you know...
Diet Coke was invented in 1982?

update 12/22/15: i have learned so much from the comments of random knowledge. you guys are good eggs 
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Comments: 1044

Steeltalon In reply to ??? [2013-05-25 15:47:41 +0000 UTC]

Same here.

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laurenlilly757 In reply to Steeltalon [2013-05-28 03:03:36 +0000 UTC]

YA!

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Levitating-Narwhal In reply to ??? [2013-05-18 10:06:41 +0000 UTC]

In France, a bride may marry a corpse if she can produce the proper paperwork to show they had plans to marry prior to the grooms death.

In Tennessee, it is still illegal to hitch your horse to a lightpost.

It is illegal to smile in public in switzerland.

It is illegal NOT to smile in Pocatello, Idaho.

101 Dalmatians, Peter Pan, Lady and the Tramp, and Mulan are the only Disney cartoons where both parents are present and don't die throughout the movie.

A pig's orgasm lasts for 30 minutes

The word "samba" means "to rub navels together."

In 1912 a law was passed in Nebraska where drivers in the country at night were required to stop every 150 yards, send up a skyrocket, wait eight minutes for the road to clear before proceeding cautiously, all the while blowing their horn and shooting off flares.

A person cannot taste food unless it is mixed with saliva. For example, if a strong-tasting substance like salt is placed on a dry tongue, the taste buds will not be able to taste it. As soon as a drop of saliva is added and the salt is dissolved, however, a definite taste sensation results. This is true for all foods.

It has NEVER rained in Calama, a town in the Atacama Desert of Chile.

If one places a tiny amount of liquor on a scorpion, it will instantly go mad and sting itself to death.

When you sneeze, air and particles travel through the nostrils at speeds over 100 mph. During this time, all bodily functions stop, including your heart, contributing to the impossibility of keeping one's eyes open during a sneeze.

%60 of all people using the Internet, use it for pornography.

The pop you hear when you crack your knuckles is actually a bubble of gas burning.

Studies have shown that children laugh an average of 300 times/day and adults 17 times/day, making the average child more optimistic, curious, and creative than the adult.

The shortest war in history was between Zanzibar and England in 1896. Zanzibar surrendered after 38 minutes.

The 'Golden Arches' of fast food chain McDonalds is more recognized worldwide than the religious cross of Christianity.

Every year 11,000 Americans injure themselves while trying out bizarre sexual positions.

400-quarter pounders can be made from 1 cow.

Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.

111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321

Statues in parks: If the 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.

The phrase "rule of thumb" is derived from an old English law, which stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb.

Enough Useless Knowlage for ya

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HayleeEquine In reply to Levitating-Narwhal [2013-07-31 07:03:43 +0000 UTC]

Technically in Disney's Hercules the parents aren't dead either.

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Sidious06 In reply to Levitating-Narwhal [2013-06-12 18:55:42 +0000 UTC]

I knew that 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 one.
Look at this:
1 x 1 = 1
11 x 11 = 121
111 x 111 = 12321
1111 x 1111 = 1234321
and so on.

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Tohokari-Steel In reply to ??? [2013-05-16 19:49:16 +0000 UTC]

Also...

Did you know...
That Mountain Dew is another word for "moonshine"?

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Tohokari-Steel In reply to ??? [2013-05-16 17:23:29 +0000 UTC]

Well, it's the fun facts that make life worth living.

Did you know...
There was an American soldier who was also named Adolf Hitler?

Did you know...
The Normans were descended from vikings?

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Bats are more closely related to monkeys than bats?

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We've had biracial presidents dating back to Andrew Jackson?

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In countries like Greece and Iran, the thumbs'-up basically means "up yours!"?

Did you know...
Basset Hounds have short legs because, when the breed was being bred, certain veins were snipped to stop growth?

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Sidious06 In reply to ??? [2013-05-15 20:08:16 +0000 UTC]

Frogs throw up their stomach and get the food out of it,then eat their own stomach instead of ****ing.

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Sidious06 In reply to ??? [2013-05-15 20:05:24 +0000 UTC]

In ten minutes,a hurricane produces as much energy as all atomary weapons in the world.

The black death reduced the european population by a third in 4 years.

Golf courses cover 4% of North america.

Every second,everyone of us breaths 3 molecules of the last breath of Julius Caesar.

Tom Sawyer was the first novel written on a typewriter.

All insects in the world could fill in every continent on earth except South America,while all other animals and humans would fit in South America.

The ‘Golden Arches’ of fast food chain McDonalds is more recognized worldwide than the religious cross of Christianity.

Former basketball superstar Michael Jordan is the most recognized face in the world, more than the pope himself.

I luv useless knowledge.

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ReiBara In reply to ??? [2013-05-13 03:14:55 +0000 UTC]

Useless info rules!!
Like:

Frogs don't have ribcages.
Cats don't have a collarbone, and therefore can fit through any hole the width of their whiskers.
Tigers can be trained to use litterboxes.
Walt Disney was afraid of mice.
And many more...

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locomore In reply to ReiBara [2013-09-04 23:10:42 +0000 UTC]

Frogs don't have lungs either ^^

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Taku-chan13 In reply to ??? [2013-05-12 19:28:59 +0000 UTC]

A group of crows is called a 'murder'.

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Melkor13 In reply to Taku-chan13 [2013-05-17 13:59:59 +0000 UTC]

And a few of them together is called a attempted murder.

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Austin-Comix-Inc In reply to Melkor13 [2013-07-12 03:18:46 +0000 UTC]

What do the cows have to do to be called a suicide?

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sswanlake In reply to Austin-Comix-Inc [2015-01-14 23:13:54 +0000 UTC]

wouldn't it be a suicide of lemmings?

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Melkor13 In reply to Austin-Comix-Inc [2013-07-12 16:58:14 +0000 UTC]

Drove off a cliff.

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Austin-Comix-Inc In reply to Melkor13 [2013-07-12 17:55:22 +0000 UTC]

You, sir, are quite clever.

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Melkor13 In reply to Austin-Comix-Inc [2013-07-13 01:51:47 +0000 UTC]

I know.

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BetterScarletMystery In reply to Melkor13 [2013-05-23 08:15:25 +0000 UTC]

well played

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Taku-chan13 In reply to Melkor13 [2013-05-19 18:21:14 +0000 UTC]

XD Oh I like you.

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Melkor13 In reply to Taku-chan13 [2013-05-19 20:59:30 +0000 UTC]

Thank you madam.

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Taku-chan13 In reply to Melkor13 [2013-06-16 05:42:46 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome good sir or ma'am.

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Melkor13 In reply to Taku-chan13 [2013-06-16 09:58:44 +0000 UTC]

Tis sir.

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piyoaaa [2013-05-11 17:07:54 +0000 UTC]

oh my, even comments in here are all interesting.
i think i can't stop reading it now.

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HellishWerewolf [2013-05-11 14:15:13 +0000 UTC]

the voice actor of bugs bunny was allergic to carrots

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Sidious06 In reply to HellishWerewolf [2013-05-15 19:57:48 +0000 UTC]

XD hilarious one.

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DeidaraEEvee In reply to ??? [2013-05-08 02:23:44 +0000 UTC]

Did you know...
the average bed is home to over 6 billion dust mites?

...I don't want to go to bed anymore.

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Princess-of-the-Sea1 In reply to ??? [2013-05-07 02:40:28 +0000 UTC]

Did you know...
if you put a goldfish in a dark room- it will eventually turn white?
...Actually, they turn black

Did you know...
in Tennessee, it is against the law to drive a car while sleeping?
...I'm pretty sure this is true in every state, or at least insinuated

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laurenlilly757 In reply to Princess-of-the-Sea1 [2013-05-20 05:18:02 +0000 UTC]

"Did you know...
if you put a goldfish in a dark room- it will eventually turn white?
...Actually, they turn black"

Not true, Have you ever seen photographs of fish that live deep in the ocean? They have very light skin because of very poor light exposure, Same goes with humans, if we were to wear cover-up clothes all the time our skin eventually goes lighter (I would know because I wear pants all the time and eventually my skin got super white.) Just think.. Light exposure makes our skin darker, thus, reverse this concept with the failure of light exposure and skin should/ would be lighter. After all, having dark skin is supposedly said to help lessen the chance of sunburn so why would a fish need dark skin if he/ she lived in an environment in which he/ she didn't need to "protect" their "skin" from the sun?

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Princess-of-the-Sea1 In reply to laurenlilly757 [2013-05-20 05:22:49 +0000 UTC]

But they would need dark skin in a dark environment if they wanted to camouflage, so that they don't get eaten. Anyway, I've seen goldfish that have turned black from being in a dark room.

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laurenlilly757 In reply to Princess-of-the-Sea1 [2013-05-20 05:28:24 +0000 UTC]

I've had my fair share of goldfish, lol, (long story) I would know.

Plus, in a dark environment, what would be the point in having dark skin if it's already pitch black

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Princess-of-the-Sea1 In reply to laurenlilly757 [2013-05-20 05:30:00 +0000 UTC]

white would still stand out more, even in a pitch black environment. maybe not much, but just a little flash is all thats needed

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laurenlilly757 In reply to Princess-of-the-Sea1 [2013-05-20 05:38:34 +0000 UTC]

Dude,

Ok,

Lets see,

What I mean by PITCH MOTHER F'ING BLACK is that you can't see ANYTHING, as in you're blind type of black, (In the ocean that is). It's in fish DNA, adapting to environment and all that jazz. The goldfish is-- Pfft..

Alright bro, Why don't you give me an example in which this concept of yours can be applied to other animals.

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Princess-of-the-Sea1 In reply to laurenlilly757 [2013-05-20 13:34:39 +0000 UTC]

many animals are already adapted to their environment, there's not really many animals that can be an example of this

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laurenlilly757 In reply to Princess-of-the-Sea1 [2013-05-21 01:55:36 +0000 UTC]

Exactly my point. Animals DON'T turn black when they are put in the dark.

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Princess-of-the-Sea1 In reply to laurenlilly757 [2013-05-21 01:58:26 +0000 UTC]

it's a frickin' defense mechanism, and there's no point in arguing, let's just agree to disagree

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laurenlilly757 In reply to Princess-of-the-Sea1 [2013-05-21 02:22:12 +0000 UTC]

Fine, but just look it up on google or go to a local biologist, at least a biology teacher, and ask them; I bet they would say the same thing I did (or something similar).

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CeriseCherryLips In reply to Princess-of-the-Sea1 [2013-05-12 03:57:54 +0000 UTC]

ikr? I agree with you

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Princess-of-the-Sea1 In reply to CeriseCherryLips [2013-05-12 05:08:55 +0000 UTC]

On both?

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CeriseCherryLips In reply to Princess-of-the-Sea1 [2013-05-12 05:13:54 +0000 UTC]

yes
I've never heard about th fish one so I'm not sure about that one
But I definitely agree with you on the driving while asleep one x3

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Princess-of-the-Sea1 In reply to CeriseCherryLips [2013-05-12 05:54:46 +0000 UTC]

Yeah... I'm pretty sure that is illegal everywhere.

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Blueranyk In reply to ??? [2013-05-05 17:14:59 +0000 UTC]

LOLOLOL. Useless facts... they're so wonderful <3

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FruitsOfHarvest In reply to ??? [2013-05-03 05:37:04 +0000 UTC]

Did you know people have been known to sleep drive?

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AwesomeWaffle11 In reply to ??? [2013-05-03 01:37:18 +0000 UTC]

Did you know...
Snakes have no eyelids?

Did you know...
An octopus has no bones? So it can squeeze into a little bottle.

Did you know...
A LyreBird can mimic any sound it hears? Like horns, cameras, songs, human language and other birds.

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PrinceAkuma In reply to AwesomeWaffle11 [2013-06-08 02:42:54 +0000 UTC]

Oh wow. That sounds like a LiarBird. /is shot for stupid pun/

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MaxiaPumi In reply to ??? [2013-04-28 15:59:10 +0000 UTC]

I think the whole: "Did you know...By law, employees do not have to wash hands after sneezing?" is important. I don't want someone handling my food with dirty hands.

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Sidious06 In reply to ??? [2013-04-24 18:23:13 +0000 UTC]

The most popular last name in the world is Lee.
So the most popular name in the world is Muhammed Lee?
...

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ShimmeringDream In reply to Sidious06 [2013-06-05 02:29:10 +0000 UTC]

Haha I've heard this before
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Sidious06 In reply to ShimmeringDream [2013-06-05 15:15:03 +0000 UTC]

Yeah,I saw that too.
Found it in a book about useless facts before,I lol'd when I saw it a few days later.

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Taku-chan13 In reply to Sidious06 [2013-05-12 19:28:01 +0000 UTC]

PLEEEEEEEEEEEASE let the most popular middle initial be A....

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