| Almonds are members of the peach family. Maine is the only State whose name is just one syllable. There are only four words in the English language which end in "-dous": tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous. Los Angeles's full name is "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciuncula". And can be abbreviated to 3.63% of its size, "L.A." 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. In most advertisements, including newspapers, the time displayed on a watch is 10:10. The Ramses brand condom is named after the great pharaoh Ramses II who fathered over 160 children. When the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers play football at home, the stadium becomes the State's third largest city. A dragonfly has a lifespan of 24 hours. A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds. A dime has 118 ridges around the edge. The giant squid has the largest eyes in the world. In England, the Speaker of the House is not allowed to speak. The name for Oz in the "Wizard of Oz" was thought up when the creator, Frank Baum, looked at his filing cabinet and saw A-N and O-Z, hence "Oz." The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket. The average person falls asleep in seven minutes. There are 336 dimples on a regulation golf ball. 'Stewardesses' is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand. |
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