And here, again, is another little something that my mom forwarded me. Not all that funny, but it was either this or... well, nothing

Useless fakts:

1. Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated
2. Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite
3. There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar
4. The average person's left hand does 56% of the typing
5. The shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes
6. There are more chickens than people in the world
7. Two-thirds of the world's eggplant is grown in New Jersey
8. The longest one-syllable word in the English language is "screeched"
9. On a Canadian two dollar bill, the flag flying over the Parliament building is an American flag
10. All of the clocks in the movie "Pulp Fiction" are stuck on 4:20
11. No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver, or purple
12. "Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt"
13. All 50 states are listed across the top of the Lincoln Memorial on the back of the $5 bill
14. Almonds are a member of the peach family
15. Winston Churchill was born in a ladies' room during a dance
16. Maine is the only state (in USA) whose name is just one syllable
17. There are only four words in the English language which end in "dous": tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous
18. Los Angeles' full name is "El Pueblo deNuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciuncula"
19. A cat has 32 muscles in each ear
20. An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain
21. Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur
22. In most advertisements, the time displayed on a watch is 10:10
23. Al Capone's business card said he was a used furniture dealer
24. The characters Bert and Ernie on Sesame Street were named after Bert the cop and Ernie the taxi driver in Frank Capra's "It's a Wonderful Life"
25. A dragonfly has a life span of 24 hours
26. A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds
27. A dime has 118 ridges around the edge
28. It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open
29. The giant squid has the largest eyes in the world.
30. In England, the Speaker of the House is not allowed to speak
31. The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket
32. Mr. Rogers is an ordained minister
33. The average person falls asleep in seven minutes
34. There are 336 dimples on a regulation golf ball
35. "Stewardesses" is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand

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