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General
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The most common name in the world is Mohammed.
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The name of all the continents ends with the same letter that they start with.
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Albert Einstein never learned how to drive a car.
History
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If a statue of a person in the park on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle.
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If the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died as a result of wounds received in battle.
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If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.
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Mao Zedong of China never brush his teeth in his lifetime.
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When Elizabeth-I of Russia died in 1762, there were 15,000 dresses in her closets.
Human Body
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Randy Gardner of San Diego is the longest person who has gone without sleep for 11 days in 1965. He broke the record of Peter Tripp of New York, who settled a record of 8.5 days without a wink.
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The fingernails grow faster on the hand you favor. If you are right-handed, your right fingernails will grow faster, and vice versa. The middle fingernail grows faster than any other nail.
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Usually right handed people utilize left side of brain for all their conscious, voluntary activities.
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The strongest muscle in the body is the tongue.
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Women blink nearly twice as much as men!
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You can't kill yourself by holding your breath.
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It is impossible to lick your elbow.
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Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print is different.
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If you sneeze too hard, you can fracture a rib.
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If you try to suppress a sneeze, you can rupture a blood vessel in your head or neck and die.
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An average person eat 60,000 pounds of food in his lifetime.
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An average person spent 24 years of his life in sleeping.
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An average woman consume 6 lbs. of lipstick in her lifetime.
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Sitting while talking on the phone for eight hours will burn 914 calories. Driving a car for eight hours will knock off around 1,219 calories. And standing in a casino for eight hours will burn about 1,402 calories.
Inventions & Discoveries
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Bullet proof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers and laser printers are invented by women.
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The electric chair was invented by a dentist.
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The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.
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In 1932. Engineer, Harry Jennings, built the first folding, tubular steel wheelchair. The chair was built for a paraplegic friend of Jennings called Herbert Everest. Together they founded Everest & Jennings, a company that monopolized the wheelchair market for many years.
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Otto Frederick Rohwedder is generally credited with inventing the first automatic bread slicer in 1928.
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The most common name in the world is Mohammed.
*
The name of all the continents ends with the same letter that they start with.
*
Albert Einstein never learned how to drive a car.
History
*
If a statue of a person in the park on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle.
*
If the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died as a result of wounds received in battle.
*
If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.
*
Mao Zedong of China never brush his teeth in his lifetime.
*
When Elizabeth-I of Russia died in 1762, there were 15,000 dresses in her closets.
Human Body
*
Randy Gardner of San Diego is the longest person who has gone without sleep for 11 days in 1965. He broke the record of Peter Tripp of New York, who settled a record of 8.5 days without a wink.
*
The fingernails grow faster on the hand you favor. If you are right-handed, your right fingernails will grow faster, and vice versa. The middle fingernail grows faster than any other nail.
*
Usually right handed people utilize left side of brain for all their conscious, voluntary activities.
*
The strongest muscle in the body is the tongue.
*
Women blink nearly twice as much as men!
*
You can't kill yourself by holding your breath.
*
It is impossible to lick your elbow.
*
Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print is different.
*
If you sneeze too hard, you can fracture a rib.
*
If you try to suppress a sneeze, you can rupture a blood vessel in your head or neck and die.
*
An average person eat 60,000 pounds of food in his lifetime.
*
An average person spent 24 years of his life in sleeping.
*
An average woman consume 6 lbs. of lipstick in her lifetime.
*
Sitting while talking on the phone for eight hours will burn 914 calories. Driving a car for eight hours will knock off around 1,219 calories. And standing in a casino for eight hours will burn about 1,402 calories.
Inventions & Discoveries
*
Bullet proof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers and laser printers are invented by women.
*
The electric chair was invented by a dentist.
*
The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.
*
In 1932. Engineer, Harry Jennings, built the first folding, tubular steel wheelchair. The chair was built for a paraplegic friend of Jennings called Herbert Everest. Together they founded Everest & Jennings, a company that monopolized the wheelchair market for many years.
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Otto Frederick Rohwedder is generally credited with inventing the first automatic bread slicer in 1928.
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