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Post by Paul Hogan on May 26, 2007 19:08:54 GMT -5
Slinkys were invented by an airplane mechanic; he was playing with engine parts and realized the possible secondary use of one of the springs.
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Post by Paul Hogan on May 26, 2007 19:12:39 GMT -5
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Post by Paul Hogan on May 26, 2007 19:19:23 GMT -5
Actor Sylvester Stallone once had a job as a lion cage cleaner.
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Post by Paul Hogan on May 27, 2007 21:39:25 GMT -5
The greatest snowfall ever in a single storm was 189 inches (480.6cm) at the Mount Shasta Ski Bowl in February, 1959.
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Post by Paul Hogan on May 27, 2007 21:42:23 GMT -5
Hannibal, who was a soldier, had only one eye after getting a disease while attacking Rome.
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Post by Paul Hogan on May 28, 2007 17:16:06 GMT -5
Doctors in Canada use an adhesive similar to Krazy Glue instead of stitches, lowering the possibility of bacterial infection and minimizing scarring.
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Post by Paul Hogan on May 28, 2007 17:27:53 GMT -5
The only two days of the year in which there are no professional sports games, in the USA (MLB, NBA, NHL, or NFL), are the day before and the day after the Major League all-stars Game.
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Post by Paul Hogan on May 28, 2007 17:28:33 GMT -5
The Sears Tower is Chicago's tallest structure, towering at 1,454 feet. About 10,000 people go to work there Monday through Friday. The building has its own U.S. Post Official and ZIP code: 60606.
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Post by Paul Hogan on May 29, 2007 20:52:23 GMT -5
On average, 749 pounds (almost 340 kg) of paper products is used by an American individual annually.
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Post by Paul Hogan on May 29, 2007 21:09:20 GMT -5
A diamond will not dissolve in acid. The only thing that can destroy it is intense heat.
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Post by Paul Hogan on May 29, 2007 21:09:49 GMT -5
The only 15 letter word that can be spelled without repeating a letter is uncopyrightable.
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Post by Paul Hogan on May 30, 2007 17:13:18 GMT -5
A female ferret can die if she goes into heat and cannot find a mate.
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Post by Paul Hogan on May 30, 2007 17:21:40 GMT -5
The word "queue" is the only word in the English language that is still pronounced the same way when the last four letters are removed.
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Post by Paul Hogan on May 30, 2007 17:24:06 GMT -5
The highest bridge in the world is located in the Himalyan mountains. It was built by the Indian Army, in 1982, and is about 5,600 metres above sea level.
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Post by Paul Hogan on May 31, 2007 20:17:12 GMT -5
In 1864, A Quebec farmer found a frog inside a hailstone.
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