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Agriculture/Animals/Biology:
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Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite.
There are more chickens than people in the world.
Two-thirds of the world's eggplant is grown in New Jersey.
Almonds are a member of the peach family.
A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.
An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.
Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.
A dragonfly has a life span of 24 hours.
A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds.
The giant squid has the largest eyes in the world.
It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.
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Finance:
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There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar.
On a Canadian two dollar bill, the flag flying over the Parliament building is
an American flag.
All 50 states are listed across the top of the Lincoln Memorial on the back of
the $5 bill.
A dime has 118 ridges around the edge.
If you lend someone $20, and never see that person again; it was probably worth
it.
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Words:
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The average person's left hand does 56% of the typing.
The longest one-syllable word in the English language is "screeched."
No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver or purple.
Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt".
Maine is the only state whose name is just one syllable.
Los Angeles's full name is "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de
los Angeles de Porciuncula".
"Stewardesses" is the longest word that is typed with only the left
hand.
The word bookkeeper (and its conjugations)is the only word with three sets of
consecutive double letters.
The word listen contains the same letters as the word silent.
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Media/Famous People:
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All of the clocks in the movie "Pulp Fiction" are stuck on 4:20.
In most advertisements, the time displayed on a watch is 10:10.
Al Capone's business card said he was a used furniture dealer.
The characters Bert and Ernie on Sesame Street were named after Bert the cop
and Ernie the taxi driver in Frank Capra's "It's A Wonderful Life."
Mr. Rogers is an ordained minister.
Winston Churchill was born in a ladies' room during a dance.
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Proverbs?
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Always remember you're unique, just like everyone else.
Never test the depth of the water with both feet.
It is far more impressive when others discover your good qualities without your
help.
If you tell the truth you don't have to remember anything.
If you haven't much education you must use your brain.
You can't strengthen the weak by weakening the strong.