**UrItChI**
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Did you know...
In the average lifetime, a person will walk the equivalent of 5
times around the equator.
The sound of E.T. walking was made by someone squishing her hands in jelly.
1 in 5,000 north Atlantic lobsters are born bright blue.
Elephants are the only mammals that can't jump.
World Tourist day is observed on September 27. (My Birthday!!)
The human heart creates enough pressure to squirt blood 30 feet (9 m). (Ew.)
American car horns beep in the tone of F.
There are twice as many kangaroos in Australia as there are people. The kangaroo population is estimated at about 40 million.
The Australian $5 to $100 notes are made of plastic.
The average person makes about 1,140 telephone calls each year.
Stressed is Desserts spelled backwards.
Dentists have recommended that a toothbrush be kept at least 6 feet (2 m) away from a toilet to avoid airborne particles resulting from the flush.
You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching TV.
The citrus soda 7-UP was created in 1929; "7" was selected because the original containers were 7 ounces. "UP" indicated the direction of the bubbles.
Canadian researchers have found that Einstein's brain was 15% wider than normal. (Yeah, that's right, GO CANADIANS!)
The average person spends about 2 years on the phone in a lifetime.
The largest number of children born to one woman is recorded at 69. From 1725-1765, a Russian peasant woman gave birth to 16 sets of twins, 7 sets of triplets, and 4 sets of quadruplets.
Beatrix Potter created the first of her legendary "Peter Rabbit" children's stories in 1902.
In ancient Rome, it was considered a sign of leadership to be born with a crooked nose
The word "nerd" was first coined by Dr. Seuss in "If I Ran the Zoo."
The bagpipe was originally made from the whole skin of a dead sheep.
Cats can hear ultrasound.
The highest point in Pennsylvania is lower than the lowest point in Colorado.
Children grow faster in the springtime.
On average, there are 178 sesame seeds on each McDonalds BigMac bun.
Minus 40 degrees Celsius is exactly the same as minus 40 degrees Fahrenheit.
Every human spent about half an hour as a single cell.
7.5 million toothpicks can be created from a cord of wood.
"Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you."
Jane Barbie was the woman who did the voice recordings for the Bell System.
The elephant is the only animal with 4 knees.
Kansas state law requires pedestrians crossing the highways at night to wear tail lights.
President Kennedy was the fastest random speaker in the world with upwards of 350 words per minute.
Odontophobia is the fear of teeth.
The 57 on Heinz ketchup bottles represents the number of varieties of pickles the company once had.
Cats sleep 16 to 18 hours per day.
The most common name in the world is Mohammed.
Rhode Island is the smallest state with the longest name. The official name, used on all state documents, is "Rhode Island and Providence Plantations."
There are two credit cards for every person in the United States.
It would take 11 Empire State Buildings, stacked one on top of the other, to measure the Gulf of Mexico at its deepest point.
The most money ever paid for a cow in an auction was $1.3 million.
It took Leo Tolstoy six years to write "War & Peace".
In the average lifetime, a person will walk the equivalent of 5
times around the equator.
The sound of E.T. walking was made by someone squishing her hands in jelly.
1 in 5,000 north Atlantic lobsters are born bright blue.
Elephants are the only mammals that can't jump.
World Tourist day is observed on September 27. (My Birthday!!)
The human heart creates enough pressure to squirt blood 30 feet (9 m). (Ew.)
American car horns beep in the tone of F.
There are twice as many kangaroos in Australia as there are people. The kangaroo population is estimated at about 40 million.
The Australian $5 to $100 notes are made of plastic.
The average person makes about 1,140 telephone calls each year.
Stressed is Desserts spelled backwards.
Dentists have recommended that a toothbrush be kept at least 6 feet (2 m) away from a toilet to avoid airborne particles resulting from the flush.
You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching TV.
The citrus soda 7-UP was created in 1929; "7" was selected because the original containers were 7 ounces. "UP" indicated the direction of the bubbles.
Canadian researchers have found that Einstein's brain was 15% wider than normal. (Yeah, that's right, GO CANADIANS!)
The average person spends about 2 years on the phone in a lifetime.
The largest number of children born to one woman is recorded at 69. From 1725-1765, a Russian peasant woman gave birth to 16 sets of twins, 7 sets of triplets, and 4 sets of quadruplets.
Beatrix Potter created the first of her legendary "Peter Rabbit" children's stories in 1902.
In ancient Rome, it was considered a sign of leadership to be born with a crooked nose
The word "nerd" was first coined by Dr. Seuss in "If I Ran the Zoo."
The bagpipe was originally made from the whole skin of a dead sheep.
Cats can hear ultrasound.
The highest point in Pennsylvania is lower than the lowest point in Colorado.
Children grow faster in the springtime.
On average, there are 178 sesame seeds on each McDonalds BigMac bun.
Minus 40 degrees Celsius is exactly the same as minus 40 degrees Fahrenheit.
Every human spent about half an hour as a single cell.
7.5 million toothpicks can be created from a cord of wood.
"Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you."
Jane Barbie was the woman who did the voice recordings for the Bell System.
The elephant is the only animal with 4 knees.
Kansas state law requires pedestrians crossing the highways at night to wear tail lights.
President Kennedy was the fastest random speaker in the world with upwards of 350 words per minute.
Odontophobia is the fear of teeth.
The 57 on Heinz ketchup bottles represents the number of varieties of pickles the company once had.
Cats sleep 16 to 18 hours per day.
The most common name in the world is Mohammed.
Rhode Island is the smallest state with the longest name. The official name, used on all state documents, is "Rhode Island and Providence Plantations."
There are two credit cards for every person in the United States.
It would take 11 Empire State Buildings, stacked one on top of the other, to measure the Gulf of Mexico at its deepest point.
The most money ever paid for a cow in an auction was $1.3 million.
It took Leo Tolstoy six years to write "War & Peace".
