Did you know. . .

Did you know. . .

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1. 20252 is Smokey the Bear's own zip code.
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2. The 'King Ranch' in Texas, is bigger
than the state of Rhode Island.
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3. Actor John Wayne made more than 200 movies.
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4. The earth travels through space at 660,000
miles per hour.
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5. In ancient England, a person could not have sex
unless you had consent of the King.
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6. In 1980, the city of Detroit presented Saddam
Hussein with a key to the city.
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7. About 1 in 30 people in the U.S. are in jail,
on probation, or on parole.
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8. When young and impoverished, Pablo Picasso
kept warm by burning his own paintings.
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9. Giraffes are unable to cough.
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10. If you unfolded your brain, it would cover
an ironing board.
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11. In an average hour, there are over 61,000
Americans airborne over the United States.
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12. Common pesticides such as roach, termite,
and flea insecticides can be found in the bodies
of a majority of Americans.
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13. Cleopatra wasn't Egyptian; she was Greek.
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14. Kilts are not native to Scotland. They originated
in France.
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15. Wyoming was the first state to allow women to vote.
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16. The most pushups ever performed in one day
was 46,001.
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17. It's possible to lead a cow upstairs,
but not downstairs.
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18. In the 1930's, American track star, Jesse Owens,
used to race against horses and dogs to earn a living.
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19. Check your map! Virginia extends farther west
than West Virginia.
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20. Israel is one quarter the size of the state of Maine.
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21. Castor oil is used as a lubricant in jet planes.
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22. Your heart pumps about 2,000 gallons of blood
each day!
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23. The Earth gets 100 tons heavier every day,
due to falling space dust.
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24. It takes about a week to make a jelly bean.
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25. The aorta, the largest artery in the body, is
almost the diameter of a garden hose.