| 61. |
A hippo can run faster than a man. |
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| 62. |
Mao Zedong, like many Chinese of his time,
refused to brush his teeth.
Instead, he rinsed his mouth with tea and chewed the leaves. |
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| 63. |
The smallest bird in the world is the Cuban bee hummingbird.
It is less than 2 inches long from tip of beak to tip of tail.
It weighs 6/100ths of an ounce. |
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| 64. |
American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by
eliminating one olive from each salad served in first-class. |
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| 65. |
"Go." is the shortest complete sentence
in the English language. |
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| 66. |
Leonardo Da Vinci invented the scissors. |
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| 67. |
The picture of the Queen of Hearts in a pack of cards
is of Elizabeth of York, mother of Henry VIII. |
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| 68. |
Foods were first sealed in cans in 1830,
the tin opener was not invented until 1885. |
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| 69. |
Internet access in the country of Burma is restricted
by anti-modem laws. Illegal possession of a modem
can lead to a prison term. |
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| 70. |
All mammals have tongues. |
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| 71. |
Beethoven poured ice water over his head
when he sat down to create music,
believing it stimulated his brain. |
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| 72. |
96% of a cucumber is water. |
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| 73. |
Finland has the greatest number of islands
in the world -- 179,584. |
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| 74. |
There are more than 200 different types
of Barbie Dolls. |
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| 75. |
Have you ever noticed what golf spells backwards? |
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| 76. |
The first typewriter was built by William Burt in 1829
and was intended to be used for the blind. |
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