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Fact 81
frogs don’t drink (they absorb water through their skin)
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Fact 82
A strawberry is the only fruit which seeds grow on the outside
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Fact 83
If you filled a matchbox with gold it could be flattened into a sheet the size of a tennis court
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Fact 84
The universe is beige
Cosmic Latte is the color of the universe, according to a team of astronomers from Johns Hopkins University. In 2001, Karl Glazebrook and Ivan Baldry determined that the color of the universe was a greenish white, but they soon corrected their analysis in "The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey: constraints on cosmic star-formation history from the cosmic spectrum", published in 2002. In this paper, they reported that their survey of the color of all light in the universe added up to a slightly beige white. The survey included more than 200,000 galaxies, and measured the spectral range of the light from a large volume of the universe. The hexadecimal RGB value for Cosmic Latte is #FFF8E7.
In a Washington Post article, the color was displayed. Glazebrook jokingly said that he was looking for suggestions for a name for the new color. Several people who read the article sent in suggestions. "Cosmic Latte" was selected.
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Fact 85
Iceland consumes more Coca Cola than any other country
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Fact 86
World's Longest Abbreviation
NIIOMTPLABOPARMBETZHELBETRABSBOMONIMONK
and it means:
"Laboratory for Shuttering, Reinforcement, Concrete and Ferroconcrete Operations for Composite-monolithic and Monolithic Constructions of the Department of Technology of Building Assembly Operations of the Scientific Research Institute of the Organization for Building Mechanization and Technical Aid of the Academy of Building and Architecture of the USSR."
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Fact 87
Hot water freezes quicker than cold water
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Fact 88
World's Biggest Penis
The largest penis in the world was recorded by a Doctor Robert Dickinson. In the early 20th century he measured the largest medically recorded penis in the world at 13.5 inches (34 cm) long and was 6.25 inches (16 cm) in girth.
Apparently a man called Jonah Falcon was measured for a TV special and was 13-5 inches. Falcon is a 38-year-old New Yorker who wants to become an actor.
The largest recorded and verified erected penis size was 13.5 inches (34.29 cm) long and 6.25 inches (18.5 cm) in girth.
There was another claim to a bigger penis by Dr. David Reuben in his book "Everything You Wanted to Know about Sex." Dr. Reuben claimed he had measured a 14 inch penis (35.5 cm) but it was never independently verified.
I think the biggest penis in the history of the world was 17 inches. But according to records, it only happened once.
And the biggest non-human penis belongs to a whale: the length is 12 feet (3.6 m) on average.
Proportionately, the lowly barnacle has the largest penis in the animal kingdom, it is 40 times the barnacle's body length.
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Fact 89
A cheetahs top speed is 114kph (70mph)
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Fact 90
A jellyfish is 95% water
frogs don’t drink (they absorb water through their skin)
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Fact 82
A strawberry is the only fruit which seeds grow on the outside
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Fact 83
If you filled a matchbox with gold it could be flattened into a sheet the size of a tennis court
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Fact 84
The universe is beige
Cosmic Latte is the color of the universe, according to a team of astronomers from Johns Hopkins University. In 2001, Karl Glazebrook and Ivan Baldry determined that the color of the universe was a greenish white, but they soon corrected their analysis in "The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey: constraints on cosmic star-formation history from the cosmic spectrum", published in 2002. In this paper, they reported that their survey of the color of all light in the universe added up to a slightly beige white. The survey included more than 200,000 galaxies, and measured the spectral range of the light from a large volume of the universe. The hexadecimal RGB value for Cosmic Latte is #FFF8E7.
In a Washington Post article, the color was displayed. Glazebrook jokingly said that he was looking for suggestions for a name for the new color. Several people who read the article sent in suggestions. "Cosmic Latte" was selected.
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Fact 85
Iceland consumes more Coca Cola than any other country
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Fact 86
World's Longest Abbreviation
NIIOMTPLABOPARMBETZHELBETRABSBOMONIMONK
and it means:
"Laboratory for Shuttering, Reinforcement, Concrete and Ferroconcrete Operations for Composite-monolithic and Monolithic Constructions of the Department of Technology of Building Assembly Operations of the Scientific Research Institute of the Organization for Building Mechanization and Technical Aid of the Academy of Building and Architecture of the USSR."
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Fact 87
Hot water freezes quicker than cold water
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Fact 88
World's Biggest Penis
The largest penis in the world was recorded by a Doctor Robert Dickinson. In the early 20th century he measured the largest medically recorded penis in the world at 13.5 inches (34 cm) long and was 6.25 inches (16 cm) in girth.
Apparently a man called Jonah Falcon was measured for a TV special and was 13-5 inches. Falcon is a 38-year-old New Yorker who wants to become an actor.
The largest recorded and verified erected penis size was 13.5 inches (34.29 cm) long and 6.25 inches (18.5 cm) in girth.
There was another claim to a bigger penis by Dr. David Reuben in his book "Everything You Wanted to Know about Sex." Dr. Reuben claimed he had measured a 14 inch penis (35.5 cm) but it was never independently verified.
I think the biggest penis in the history of the world was 17 inches. But according to records, it only happened once.
And the biggest non-human penis belongs to a whale: the length is 12 feet (3.6 m) on average.
Proportionately, the lowly barnacle has the largest penis in the animal kingdom, it is 40 times the barnacle's body length.
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Fact 89
A cheetahs top speed is 114kph (70mph)
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Fact 90
A jellyfish is 95% water
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Fact 91
The oldest word in the English language is 'town'
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Fact 92
Its physically impossible for pigs to look up at the sky
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Fact 93
Your most sensitive finger is your index finger (closest to your thumb)
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Fact 94
There is no butter in buttermilk
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Fact 95
Porsche also builds tractors
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Fact 96
Mr McDonald was a farmer who lived in Canada - nothing extra-ordinary in that - until you learn that his postcode contained the letter sequence EIEIO.
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Fact 97
The Moon is moving away from the Earth
The Moon's orbit (its circular path around the Earth) is indeed getting larger, at a rate of about 3.8 centimeters per year. (The Moon's orbit has a radius of 384,000 km.) The reason for the increase is that the Moon raises tides on the Earth. Because the side of the Earth that faces the Moon is closer, it feels a stronger pull of gravity than the center of the Earth. Similarly, the part of the Earth facing away from the Moon feels less gravity than the center of the Earth. This effect stretches the Earth a bit, making it a little bit oblong.
It is expected that in 15 billion years, the orbit will stabilize at 1.6 times its present size, and the Earth day will be 55 days long equal to the time it will take the Moon to orbit the Earth.
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Fact 98
You can still have an erection once dead
A death erection (sometimes referred to as "angel lust") is a post-mortem erection which occurs when a male individual dies vertically or face-down with the cadaver remaining in this position. During life, the pumping of blood by the heart ensures a relatively even distribution around the blood vessels of the human body. Once this mechanism has ended, only the force of gravity acts upon the blood. As with any mass, the blood settles at the lowest point of the body and causes edema or swelling to occur; the discoloration caused by this is called lividity.
If an individual dies vertically such as in a hanging, the blood will settle in the legs and pool at the feet. The pressure will be greatest as the weight of the blood pushes down. This causes the blood vessels and tissues in the feet to engorge to their greatest elastic capacity and hold the greatest volume of blood possible. This effect occurs right up the legs although to a lesser extent than the feet and is also notable at the waist. The blood which remains in the torso attempts to move to a lower position due to gravity, and as the blood in the waist (which cannot move down due to the legs being full) causes the penis, consisting of erectile tissue, to fill with blood and expand. This is the death erection. As long as the body remains in this position the effect will continue.
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Fact 99
Not all your taste buds are on our tongue (10% are on the insides of you cheeks)
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Fact 100
The first English dictionary was written in 1755
The oldest word in the English language is 'town'
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Fact 92
Its physically impossible for pigs to look up at the sky
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Fact 93
Your most sensitive finger is your index finger (closest to your thumb)
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Fact 94
There is no butter in buttermilk
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Fact 95
Porsche also builds tractors
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Fact 96
Mr McDonald was a farmer who lived in Canada - nothing extra-ordinary in that - until you learn that his postcode contained the letter sequence EIEIO.
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Fact 97
The Moon is moving away from the Earth
The Moon's orbit (its circular path around the Earth) is indeed getting larger, at a rate of about 3.8 centimeters per year. (The Moon's orbit has a radius of 384,000 km.) The reason for the increase is that the Moon raises tides on the Earth. Because the side of the Earth that faces the Moon is closer, it feels a stronger pull of gravity than the center of the Earth. Similarly, the part of the Earth facing away from the Moon feels less gravity than the center of the Earth. This effect stretches the Earth a bit, making it a little bit oblong.
It is expected that in 15 billion years, the orbit will stabilize at 1.6 times its present size, and the Earth day will be 55 days long equal to the time it will take the Moon to orbit the Earth.
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Fact 98
You can still have an erection once dead
A death erection (sometimes referred to as "angel lust") is a post-mortem erection which occurs when a male individual dies vertically or face-down with the cadaver remaining in this position. During life, the pumping of blood by the heart ensures a relatively even distribution around the blood vessels of the human body. Once this mechanism has ended, only the force of gravity acts upon the blood. As with any mass, the blood settles at the lowest point of the body and causes edema or swelling to occur; the discoloration caused by this is called lividity.
If an individual dies vertically such as in a hanging, the blood will settle in the legs and pool at the feet. The pressure will be greatest as the weight of the blood pushes down. This causes the blood vessels and tissues in the feet to engorge to their greatest elastic capacity and hold the greatest volume of blood possible. This effect occurs right up the legs although to a lesser extent than the feet and is also notable at the waist. The blood which remains in the torso attempts to move to a lower position due to gravity, and as the blood in the waist (which cannot move down due to the legs being full) causes the penis, consisting of erectile tissue, to fill with blood and expand. This is the death erection. As long as the body remains in this position the effect will continue.
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Fact 99
Not all your taste buds are on our tongue (10% are on the insides of you cheeks)
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Fact 100
The first English dictionary was written in 1755
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Bookmarked TS, pwedeng request? Paki-PDF naman. 
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Bookmarked TS, pwedeng request? Paki-PDF naman.
Request Granted...thanks for suggestion,.keep reading,.Added also at the first page..
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Fact 101
The word 'Strengths' is the longest word in the English language with just one vowel
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Fact 102
Brazil is named after a tree
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Fact 103
China manufacturers 70% of the worlds toys
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Fact 104
The opposite sides of a dice always adds up to 7
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Fact 105
Michael had been travelling around the UK with his family to track down his daughter, Lisa - who he had lost contact with ten years earlier.
After a long fruitless search, he approached the Suffolk Free Press, who agreed to help him by putting an appeal in their newspaper.
Fortunately, his long lost daughter saw the appeal and the pair were reunited. The odd thing was, his daughter had been right behind him when the free paper took the photograph - shown in the photograph above. What are the chances of that!
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Fact 106
Einstein slept 10 hours a night
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Fact 107
Animals can naturally explode
Natural animal explosions can occur for a variety of reasons. On 2004, a buildup of gas inside a decomposing sperm whale, measuring 17 meters (56 ft.) long and weighing 50 tons, caused it to burst in Taiwan. The explosion was reported to have splattered blood and whale entrails over surrounding shop-fronts, bystanders, and cars.
A significant population of toads in Germany and Denmark were exploding in April 2005 in an act described as a self-defence mechanism that failed, as it consisted of puffing up to look bigger while under attack by crows.
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Fact 108
Chinese designer Daizhi Zheng has created a mobile phone that uses sweet drinks like Coca Cola instead of lithium batteries. ... Any sweet drink, even sugar-sweetened water would be enough to keep the phone running much longer than lithium batteries.The bio-battery invented by Daishi Zheng generates electricity from carbohydrates, using special enzymes as catalysts. ... The designer claims his sugar-based bio-battery lasts up to four times longer than a fully charged lithium battery and is much easier to recharge: just pour some more sweet fuel
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Fact 109
Tarantula spiders can survive 2 and a half years without food
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Fact 110
Octothorp (#)
Origin: The odd name for this ancient sign for numbering derives from thorpe, the Old Norse word for a village or farm that is often seen in British placenames. The symbol was originally used in mapmaking, representing a village surrounded by eight fields, so it was named the octothorp.
The word 'Strengths' is the longest word in the English language with just one vowel
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Fact 102
Brazil is named after a tree
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Fact 103
China manufacturers 70% of the worlds toys
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Fact 104
The opposite sides of a dice always adds up to 7
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Fact 105
Michael had been travelling around the UK with his family to track down his daughter, Lisa - who he had lost contact with ten years earlier.
After a long fruitless search, he approached the Suffolk Free Press, who agreed to help him by putting an appeal in their newspaper.
Fortunately, his long lost daughter saw the appeal and the pair were reunited. The odd thing was, his daughter had been right behind him when the free paper took the photograph - shown in the photograph above. What are the chances of that!
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Fact 106
Einstein slept 10 hours a night
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Fact 107
Animals can naturally explode
Natural animal explosions can occur for a variety of reasons. On 2004, a buildup of gas inside a decomposing sperm whale, measuring 17 meters (56 ft.) long and weighing 50 tons, caused it to burst in Taiwan. The explosion was reported to have splattered blood and whale entrails over surrounding shop-fronts, bystanders, and cars.
A significant population of toads in Germany and Denmark were exploding in April 2005 in an act described as a self-defence mechanism that failed, as it consisted of puffing up to look bigger while under attack by crows.
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Fact 108
Chinese designer Daizhi Zheng has created a mobile phone that uses sweet drinks like Coca Cola instead of lithium batteries. ... Any sweet drink, even sugar-sweetened water would be enough to keep the phone running much longer than lithium batteries.The bio-battery invented by Daishi Zheng generates electricity from carbohydrates, using special enzymes as catalysts. ... The designer claims his sugar-based bio-battery lasts up to four times longer than a fully charged lithium battery and is much easier to recharge: just pour some more sweet fuel
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Fact 109
Tarantula spiders can survive 2 and a half years without food
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Fact 110
Octothorp (#)
Origin: The odd name for this ancient sign for numbering derives from thorpe, the Old Norse word for a village or farm that is often seen in British placenames. The symbol was originally used in mapmaking, representing a village surrounded by eight fields, so it was named the octothorp.
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Fact 111
The Taj Mahal in India is made entirely out of marble
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Fact 112
Scorpions glow under ultra violet light
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Fact 113
Peru has more pyramids than Egypt
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Fact 114
There are more chickens than people
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Fact 115
MANILA, Philippines - After 65 years, a teen broke the record of a professor emeritus in political science in the University of the Philippines by garnering a weighted average of 1.016...
Nineteen-year-old John Gabriel Pelias is graduating summa cum laude with a degree in Bachelor of Science in Mathematics...
The achievement of Pelias was announced on the Facebook of Jose Wendell Capili, UP assistant vice president for Public Affairs and director for of Alumni Relations, UP System...
“He has unwavering focus and maturity beyond his years. I see him discussing philosophy and political theory with former UP President (Francisco) ‘Dodong’ Nemenzo. I was one having a nose-bleed, not him (when they talk),” Capili said on Facebook...
“Pelias is a true iskolar ng bayan (nation’s scholar) who is ready to give back to the country and institution that supported his academic pursuits by teaching in his alma mater when classes resume in time,” said Capili...
http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=675081&publicationSubCategoryId=63
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Fact 116
Exclamation Point !
Origin: Like the question mark, the exclamation point was invented by stacking letters. The mark comes from the Latin word io, meaning “exclamation of joy.” Written vertically, with the i above the o, it forms the exclamation point we use today.
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Fact 117
The Dead Sea is actually an inland lake
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Fact 118
1 gigayear = 1,000,000,000,000 years
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Fact 119
The most sung song is happy birthday
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Fact 120
The shortest war in history was between Zanzibar an England in 1896. Zanzibar surrendered after 38 minutes.
The Taj Mahal in India is made entirely out of marble
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Fact 112
Scorpions glow under ultra violet light
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Fact 113
Peru has more pyramids than Egypt
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Fact 114
There are more chickens than people
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Fact 115
MANILA, Philippines - After 65 years, a teen broke the record of a professor emeritus in political science in the University of the Philippines by garnering a weighted average of 1.016...
Nineteen-year-old John Gabriel Pelias is graduating summa cum laude with a degree in Bachelor of Science in Mathematics...
The achievement of Pelias was announced on the Facebook of Jose Wendell Capili, UP assistant vice president for Public Affairs and director for of Alumni Relations, UP System...
“He has unwavering focus and maturity beyond his years. I see him discussing philosophy and political theory with former UP President (Francisco) ‘Dodong’ Nemenzo. I was one having a nose-bleed, not him (when they talk),” Capili said on Facebook...
“Pelias is a true iskolar ng bayan (nation’s scholar) who is ready to give back to the country and institution that supported his academic pursuits by teaching in his alma mater when classes resume in time,” said Capili...
http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=675081&publicationSubCategoryId=63
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Fact 116
Exclamation Point !
Origin: Like the question mark, the exclamation point was invented by stacking letters. The mark comes from the Latin word io, meaning “exclamation of joy.” Written vertically, with the i above the o, it forms the exclamation point we use today.
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Fact 117
The Dead Sea is actually an inland lake
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Fact 118
1 gigayear = 1,000,000,000,000 years
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Fact 119
The most sung song is happy birthday
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Fact 120
The shortest war in history was between Zanzibar an England in 1896. Zanzibar surrendered after 38 minutes.
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Fact 121
Your foot and your forearm are the same length
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Fact 122
There is no sound in space
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Fact 123
Playing games is certainly not a good way to waste your time, especially if you became addictive and play a few hours per day or more. However, if it is done the right way, playing games can be very useful.
Studies have already proven that playing some video games can increase concentration and improve some brain skills. But it would be hard to believe that gaming experience can save you life once you get in trouble in nature.
This little 12-year old boy from Norway has probably earned excuse to play World of Warcraft for the rest of his life. 12-year old Hans Jorgen Olsen and his sister were walking in the wood near his home when they stumbled upon an angry moose which obviously didn’t welcome the ‘intruders’ and headed towards his sister. He suddenly remembered some skills he learned while playing WOW so he decided to ‘taunt’ the animal.
After animal was provoked by him and headed in his direction he used another skill from WOW, feigning the death. Moose approached him and believed that he is dead and suddenly lost an interest for hurting him. After moose left, they managed to get back home safely.
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Fact 124
Question Mark ?
Origin: When early scholars wrote in Latin, they would place the word questio – meaning “question” – at the end of a sentence to indicate a query. To conserve valuable space, writing it was soon shortened to qo, which caused another problem – readers might mistake it for the ending of a word. So they squashed the letters into a symbol: a lowercased q on top of an o. Over time the o shrank to a dot and the q to a squiggle, giving us our current question mark.
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Fact 125
There is 200 times more gold in the world's oceans than has been mined
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Fact 126
In the 1920s, three Englishman were traveling separately by train through Peru. At the time of their introduction, they were the only three men in the railroad car. Their introductions were more surprising than they could have imagined.
One man's last name was Bingham, and the second man's last name was Powell. The third man announced that his last name was Bingham-Powell. None were related in any way.
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Fact 127
Rio de Janeiro translates to river of January
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Fact 128
The yo-yo was originally used as a weapon for hunting in the Philippines
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Dolphins can hear underwater sounds from 24km (15miles) away
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Fact 130
There are 1,929,770,126,028,800 different color combinations possible on a Rubik's Cube
Your foot and your forearm are the same length
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Fact 122
There is no sound in space
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Fact 123
Playing games is certainly not a good way to waste your time, especially if you became addictive and play a few hours per day or more. However, if it is done the right way, playing games can be very useful.
Studies have already proven that playing some video games can increase concentration and improve some brain skills. But it would be hard to believe that gaming experience can save you life once you get in trouble in nature.
This little 12-year old boy from Norway has probably earned excuse to play World of Warcraft for the rest of his life. 12-year old Hans Jorgen Olsen and his sister were walking in the wood near his home when they stumbled upon an angry moose which obviously didn’t welcome the ‘intruders’ and headed towards his sister. He suddenly remembered some skills he learned while playing WOW so he decided to ‘taunt’ the animal.
After animal was provoked by him and headed in his direction he used another skill from WOW, feigning the death. Moose approached him and believed that he is dead and suddenly lost an interest for hurting him. After moose left, they managed to get back home safely.
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Fact 124
Question Mark ?
Origin: When early scholars wrote in Latin, they would place the word questio – meaning “question” – at the end of a sentence to indicate a query. To conserve valuable space, writing it was soon shortened to qo, which caused another problem – readers might mistake it for the ending of a word. So they squashed the letters into a symbol: a lowercased q on top of an o. Over time the o shrank to a dot and the q to a squiggle, giving us our current question mark.
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Fact 125
There is 200 times more gold in the world's oceans than has been mined
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Fact 126
In the 1920s, three Englishman were traveling separately by train through Peru. At the time of their introduction, they were the only three men in the railroad car. Their introductions were more surprising than they could have imagined.
One man's last name was Bingham, and the second man's last name was Powell. The third man announced that his last name was Bingham-Powell. None were related in any way.
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Fact 127
Rio de Janeiro translates to river of January
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Fact 128
The yo-yo was originally used as a weapon for hunting in the Philippines
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Fact 129
Dolphins can hear underwater sounds from 24km (15miles) away
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Fact 130
There are 1,929,770,126,028,800 different color combinations possible on a Rubik's Cube
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Fact 131
A piece of paper cannot be folded more than 7 times
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Ang mga java man o tinatawag natin na peking man ay ang mga taong nakarating sa pilipinas sa pamamagitan nang tulay na lupa.
Galing sila sa lugar na Boroneo dahil hinabol nila ang hayop na papunta sa pilipinas hindi nila nalaman na nakarating na pala sila sa pilipinas at sila ang unang tao na nakarating sa pilipinas para silang mga onggoy at may-roon lamang silang saplot sa katawan nabubuhay sila sa 250,000 taong gulang
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Grasshoppers have white blood
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Red light has the highest wavelength
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Leonardo Da Vinci invented scissors
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Singapore has only one train station.
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Before toilet paper was invented, French royalty wiped their bottoms with fine linen.
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Fact 138
Tourists visiting Iceland should know that tipping at a restaurant is considered an insult.
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Fact 139
When glass breaks, the cracks move faster than 3,000 miles per hour. To photograph the event, a camera must shoot at a millionth of a second.
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Michael Jackson and the Number 7
-- Michael Jackson signed his will on 7/7/02.
-- Michael Jackson's memorial was on 7/7/09 ... exactly 7 years after the will was signed.
-- Michael Jackson's two biggest hits -- "Black & White" and "Billie Jean" -- were each #1 for 7 weeks.
-- Michael Jackson's three biggest albums -- "Thriller," "Bad" and "Dangerous" -- each produced 7 top 40 hits.
-- Michael Jackson was the 7th of 9 children.
-- Michael Jackson was born in 1958 ... 19 + 58 = 77
-- Michael Jackson died on the 25th ... 2 + 5 = 7
-- Michael Jackson has 7 letters in his first and last name.
A piece of paper cannot be folded more than 7 times
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Fact 132
Ang mga java man o tinatawag natin na peking man ay ang mga taong nakarating sa pilipinas sa pamamagitan nang tulay na lupa.
Galing sila sa lugar na Boroneo dahil hinabol nila ang hayop na papunta sa pilipinas hindi nila nalaman na nakarating na pala sila sa pilipinas at sila ang unang tao na nakarating sa pilipinas para silang mga onggoy at may-roon lamang silang saplot sa katawan nabubuhay sila sa 250,000 taong gulang
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Fact 133
Grasshoppers have white blood
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Fact 134
Red light has the highest wavelength
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Fact 135
Leonardo Da Vinci invented scissors
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Fact 136
Singapore has only one train station.
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Fact 137
Before toilet paper was invented, French royalty wiped their bottoms with fine linen.
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Fact 138
Tourists visiting Iceland should know that tipping at a restaurant is considered an insult.
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Fact 139
When glass breaks, the cracks move faster than 3,000 miles per hour. To photograph the event, a camera must shoot at a millionth of a second.
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Fact 140
Michael Jackson and the Number 7
-- Michael Jackson signed his will on 7/7/02.
-- Michael Jackson's memorial was on 7/7/09 ... exactly 7 years after the will was signed.
-- Michael Jackson's two biggest hits -- "Black & White" and "Billie Jean" -- were each #1 for 7 weeks.
-- Michael Jackson's three biggest albums -- "Thriller," "Bad" and "Dangerous" -- each produced 7 top 40 hits.
-- Michael Jackson was the 7th of 9 children.
-- Michael Jackson was born in 1958 ... 19 + 58 = 77
-- Michael Jackson died on the 25th ... 2 + 5 = 7
-- Michael Jackson has 7 letters in his first and last name.
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Fact 141
The word racecar can be spelled the same way backwards
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Moisture (not air) causes super glue to dry
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Canada is an Indian word meaning ''Big Village''.
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The hardness of ice is similar to that of concrete.
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The side of a hammer is called a cheek
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Pinocchio is Italian for 'pine head'
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Fact 147
Wearing headphones for just an hour will increase the bacteria in your ear by 700 times
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The Pepsi slogan "Come alive with the Pepsi generation" was translated in Taiwan to mean "Pepsi will bring your ancestors back from the dead."
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Fact 149
The modern image of Santa Claus in a red-and-white suit is derived from advertising illustrations created for The Coca-Cola Company.
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When cows are milked, sometimes there is a great deal of blood that comes out along with the milk. This tainted milk is non-salable, except to the makers of pre-packaged chocolate milk, since the cocoa hides the blood. And chocolate milk makers get the milk at quite a bargain.
It is possible that blood does get in milk, since pus often does because of the sores caused by being living milk-machines.
The word racecar can be spelled the same way backwards
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Moisture (not air) causes super glue to dry
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Canada is an Indian word meaning ''Big Village''.
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The hardness of ice is similar to that of concrete.
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The side of a hammer is called a cheek
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Pinocchio is Italian for 'pine head'
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Wearing headphones for just an hour will increase the bacteria in your ear by 700 times
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Fact 148
The Pepsi slogan "Come alive with the Pepsi generation" was translated in Taiwan to mean "Pepsi will bring your ancestors back from the dead."
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Fact 149
The modern image of Santa Claus in a red-and-white suit is derived from advertising illustrations created for The Coca-Cola Company.
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Fact 150
When cows are milked, sometimes there is a great deal of blood that comes out along with the milk. This tainted milk is non-salable, except to the makers of pre-packaged chocolate milk, since the cocoa hides the blood. And chocolate milk makers get the milk at quite a bargain.
It is possible that blood does get in milk, since pus often does because of the sores caused by being living milk-machines.
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Fact 151
Crayola is a French word that means ''Oily chalk.'
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Mosquitoes have 47 teeth.
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A violin contains about 70 separate pieces of wood.
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Fingernails grow nearly 4 times faster than toenails.
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The only animal that can burn because of sunlight is a pig.
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The blood of lobsters is blue.
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Most of the Vitamin C found in fruits is in the skin
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Elvis Presley made only 1 television commercial
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Yahoo.com in Oct 17, 1996
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Senator of the Philippines
Miriam Defensor Santiago was featured in The Correspondents last week. Maganda rin naman ang naidudulot ng pagiging prangka (sira?) ni Senador Miriam.
Ayon kay Santiago, marami ang tumatakbong Senador dahil sa laki ng budget na ibinibigay sa kanila kada buwan. Lumalabas na P35,000 suweldo nila kada buwan ay pakitang-tao lang sa milyun-milyong budget ng bawat senador.
Kada buwan ay may Fixed Monthly Budget ang bawat Senador ng humigit-kumulang P2 Milyon. Sa opisina pa lang nila ay humigit-kumulang P500,000 ang budget nila sa Maintenance and Operating Expenses (Rental, Utilities, Supplies at Domestic Travels) at P500,000 para sa Staff at Personal expenses. Kaya para makatipid ang ibang Senador, kaunti lang ang staff na kinukuha nila. Nagtataka ka pa kung bakit mayroong mga Ghost Employee?
Bukod diyan, may P760,000 allowance pa sila kada buwan para naman sa Foreign Travel. At ang masakit pa nito, hindi na kailangan i-liquidate ang mga gastusing 'yan kundi Certification lang ang Requirement.
Heto pa, lahat sila ay Chairman ng mga Komite (Kumita?) sa Senado. Ang Committee Chairman ay tumatanggap din ng budget na sinlaki ng tinatanggap ng mga Senador na humigit-kumulang P1 Milyon din! Hindi sila mawawalan ng Komite dahil 24 lang ang ating mga Senador at 37 naman ang Committee sa Senado!
There's food for everybody 'ika nga! Lumalabas na doble ang kanilang benepesiyo at kita kapag sila ay nabiyayaan ng Committee Chairmanship.
Sa P200 milyon na Budget para sa Pork Barrel ng mga Senador bawat taon, awtomatikong may 10% na S.O.P. o kita ng Senador na P20 milyon. Ito ang porsiyento na ibinibigay ng mga kontratista sa mga Senador na nagbibigay sa kanila ng mga Infrastructure at Livelihood Project.
Bago matapos ang termino ng isang Senador, kumita na siya ng P100 milyon sa Pork Barrel pa lang. Yung ibang Senador mas gahaman, hindi lang 10% kundi 20-30% ang komisyon hinihingi sa mga kontratista.
Crayola is a French word that means ''Oily chalk.'
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Fact 152
Mosquitoes have 47 teeth.
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Fact 153
A violin contains about 70 separate pieces of wood.
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Fact 154
Fingernails grow nearly 4 times faster than toenails.
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Fact 155
The only animal that can burn because of sunlight is a pig.
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Fact 156
The blood of lobsters is blue.
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Fact 157
Most of the Vitamin C found in fruits is in the skin
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Fact 158
Elvis Presley made only 1 television commercial
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Fact 159
Yahoo.com in Oct 17, 1996
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Fact 160
Senator of the Philippines
Miriam Defensor Santiago was featured in The Correspondents last week. Maganda rin naman ang naidudulot ng pagiging prangka (sira?) ni Senador Miriam.
Ayon kay Santiago, marami ang tumatakbong Senador dahil sa laki ng budget na ibinibigay sa kanila kada buwan. Lumalabas na P35,000 suweldo nila kada buwan ay pakitang-tao lang sa milyun-milyong budget ng bawat senador.
Kada buwan ay may Fixed Monthly Budget ang bawat Senador ng humigit-kumulang P2 Milyon. Sa opisina pa lang nila ay humigit-kumulang P500,000 ang budget nila sa Maintenance and Operating Expenses (Rental, Utilities, Supplies at Domestic Travels) at P500,000 para sa Staff at Personal expenses. Kaya para makatipid ang ibang Senador, kaunti lang ang staff na kinukuha nila. Nagtataka ka pa kung bakit mayroong mga Ghost Employee?
Bukod diyan, may P760,000 allowance pa sila kada buwan para naman sa Foreign Travel. At ang masakit pa nito, hindi na kailangan i-liquidate ang mga gastusing 'yan kundi Certification lang ang Requirement.
Heto pa, lahat sila ay Chairman ng mga Komite (Kumita?) sa Senado. Ang Committee Chairman ay tumatanggap din ng budget na sinlaki ng tinatanggap ng mga Senador na humigit-kumulang P1 Milyon din! Hindi sila mawawalan ng Komite dahil 24 lang ang ating mga Senador at 37 naman ang Committee sa Senado!
There's food for everybody 'ika nga! Lumalabas na doble ang kanilang benepesiyo at kita kapag sila ay nabiyayaan ng Committee Chairmanship.
Sa P200 milyon na Budget para sa Pork Barrel ng mga Senador bawat taon, awtomatikong may 10% na S.O.P. o kita ng Senador na P20 milyon. Ito ang porsiyento na ibinibigay ng mga kontratista sa mga Senador na nagbibigay sa kanila ng mga Infrastructure at Livelihood Project.
Bago matapos ang termino ng isang Senador, kumita na siya ng P100 milyon sa Pork Barrel pa lang. Yung ibang Senador mas gahaman, hindi lang 10% kundi 20-30% ang komisyon hinihingi sa mga kontratista.
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