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Post by Paul Hogan on Aug 7, 2007 18:57:16 GMT -5
Slaves under the last emperors of China wore pigtails so they could be picked out quickly.
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Post by Paul Hogan on Aug 7, 2007 19:06:27 GMT -5
Saint Lydwina is the patron saint of ice skating.
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Post by Paul Hogan on Aug 8, 2007 23:45:07 GMT -5
Basketball is the most popular sport among college women, followed by volleyball and tennis.
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Post by Paul Hogan on Aug 9, 2007 20:10:30 GMT -5
Only female mosquitoes bite humans. Male mosquitoes live on natural liquids from plants and other resources.
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Post by Paul Hogan on Aug 10, 2007 16:45:13 GMT -5
A quarter has 119 grooves around the edge.
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Post by Paul Hogan on Aug 10, 2007 17:13:53 GMT -5
A cat's arching back is part of a complex body language system, usually associated with feeling threatened. The arch is able to get so high because the cat's spine contains nearly 60 vertebrae which fit loosely together. Humans have only 34 vertebrae.
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Post by Paul Hogan on Aug 10, 2007 17:14:27 GMT -5
To make one glass of orange juice, 50 glasses of water are needed to grow enough oranges to make the juice.
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Post by Paul Hogan on Aug 11, 2007 16:50:34 GMT -5
In the world, the Netherlands has the highest concentration of museums in the world. Just in Amsterdam alone there are 42 museums.
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Post by Paul Hogan on Aug 11, 2007 17:08:12 GMT -5
The Saguaro Cactus, found in South-western United States does not grow branches until it is 75 years old.
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Post by Paul Hogan on Aug 12, 2007 18:21:07 GMT -5
The rhinoceros beetle can carry up to 850 times its weight on its back. This is equivalent to a person carrying over 50 mini-vans on their back.
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Post by Paul Hogan on Aug 12, 2007 18:33:07 GMT -5
Amish people do not believe in the use of aerosal air fresheners.
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Post by Paul Hogan on Aug 13, 2007 19:10:07 GMT -5
In Australia, the average person uses 876 gallons of water daily. In Switzerland they use only 77 gallons of water per person daily. With the water restrictions I seriously doubt that I would use 7 gallons of water on an average day let alone 77
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Post by Paul Hogan on Aug 14, 2007 18:55:03 GMT -5
There is a muppet named Kami that appears on the South African version of the T.V. show "Sesame Street" that is HIV-positive.
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Post by Paul Hogan on Aug 14, 2007 19:37:35 GMT -5
Time slows down near a black hole; inside, it stops completely.
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Post by Paul Hogan on Aug 15, 2007 21:56:17 GMT -5
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