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Post by Paul Hogan on May 31, 2007 20:40:28 GMT -5
There are 40,000 muscles and tendons in an elephant's trunk. This makes it very strong and flexible, allowing an elephant to pluck a delicate flower or lift a huge log. The trunk is used for touching, grasping, sucking, spraying, smelling, and striking.
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Post by Paul Hogan on May 31, 2007 20:45:07 GMT -5
France is known as the perfume capital of the world.
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Post by Paul Hogan on Jun 1, 2007 17:59:13 GMT -5
In the U.S., over one million gallons of cosmetics, drinks, and lotions are sold that contain aloe in them per year.
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Post by Paul Hogan on Jun 1, 2007 18:12:08 GMT -5
The human brain is insensitive to pain. The suffering of a headache doesn't come from the organ itself but from the nerve and muscles lining it.
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Post by Paul Hogan on Jun 1, 2007 18:14:31 GMT -5
In 1968, Abbie Hoffman played with a yo-yo while testifying before a congressional committee. He was found in contempt.
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Post by Paul Hogan on Jun 2, 2007 19:41:57 GMT -5
The most expensive animated movie is "Prince of Egypt", which cost $70 million to make.
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Post by Paul Hogan on Jun 3, 2007 19:00:08 GMT -5
The clown fish has the ability to change its sex. If a breeding female dies, the male fish will change its sex and mate with another male.
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Post by Paul Hogan on Jun 3, 2007 19:03:41 GMT -5
The real name of actress Whoopi Goldberg is Caryn Elaine Johnson.
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Post by Paul Hogan on Jun 4, 2007 17:34:14 GMT -5
Hibernating bears burn 4000 calories daily.
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Post by Paul Hogan on Jun 4, 2007 17:42:36 GMT -5
Lake Baikal in Siberia is the only lake in the world that is deep enough to have deep-sea fish.
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Post by Paul Hogan on Jun 4, 2007 17:43:28 GMT -5
After the "Popeye" comic strip was launched in 1931, spinach consumption went up by thirty-three percent in the United States.
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Post by Paul Hogan on Jun 15, 2007 7:04:03 GMT -5
The name of the award given to honor the best sites on the Internet is called "The Webby Award."
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Post by Paul Hogan on Jun 15, 2007 7:13:53 GMT -5
Ian Fleming named his character "James Bond" after real-life ornithologist and author.
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Post by Paul Hogan on Jun 15, 2007 7:14:30 GMT -5
The only two days of the year in which there are no professional sports games (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 Jun 15, 2007 7:21:03 GMT -5
Keanu Reeve trained for four months with a martial arts expert before filming The Matrix (1999).
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