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FACT number 33

There are no traffic signs in Slovenia.


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FACT number 32

Somporcophobia is the fear of eating pork in one's dreams.


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FACT number 31

A typical sea sponge can hold its breath for almost six minutes.


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FACT number 30

The most popular name for a parakeet is Linus.

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FACT number 29

The average person uses enough water in one shower to drown a small marching band.


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FACT number 28

Eight out of ten satanists don't eat fish.

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FACT number 27

Actor Alec Baldwin's real name is Sally O'Brien, but changed it so as not to be confused with comedian and TV personality, Conan O'Brien.


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FACT number 26

Every two hours, a baby is born without a sense of humor.

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FACT number 25

One in five rattlesnakes is bulimic.

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FACT number 24

Before the second world war, Adolf Hitler had handlebars.

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FACT number 23

The Pepperidge Farm snack, Goldfish is indeed made from real goldfish.

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FACT number 22

The human brain can hold enough information to convict six politicians.

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FACT number 21

The hamster wheel was invented by accident.

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FACT number 20

Every time you sneeze, a starving African child is given a laptop.

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FACT number 19

One in five pharmacists prefers Mustard over Ketchup on his hotdog.

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FACT number 18

24% of pickles are really just sour cucumbers.

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FACT number 17

Under the best conditions, it takes milk an average of 49 hours to turn.

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FACT number 16

78% of rulers are inaccurate by over six centimeters.

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FACT number 15

Despite how it was advertised, the 2000 film, Remember the Titans, was not based on actual events.

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FACT number 14

For every nine babies born in Argentina a cat is diagnosed with Asperger syndrome.

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FACT number 13

The average flag weighs more than an eight-course meal on Neptune.

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FACT number 12

On average, three and a half people are strangled to death by their own scarves every year.

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FACT number 11

Every 36 seconds, a dog is adopted, and is then named LaVaughn.

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FACT number 10

In the past ten years, there have been 16 reported cases of people checking into rehab after becoming "hooked on phonics."

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FACT number 9

The word basket was originally intended to contain a silent "b."

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FACT number 8

The first tomato sauce ever made didn't contain any tomatoes.

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FACT number 7

The man who invented the paper clip also owns the world's largest decorative light switch cover collection.

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FACT number 6

There are only seven living people who can name every song written by Gary Glitter.  Two of whom are related to Glitter, and three of whom have slept with Richard Simmons.

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FACT number 5

Only 14 of the 106 breeds of known cats have teeth. These 14 breeds make up over 79.29% of the feline population of the world.

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FACT number 4

There are over four million types of household trash cans.  That's probably over two million more than you thought.

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FACT number 3

The average person carries six and a half tons of cheese over bridges in his lifetime.

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FACT number 2

The US treasury didn't mint quarters until 1978.

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FACT number 1

It is estimated that over 50% of cacti are known to have thrived for over six billion years.

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