Did You Know...
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Polar Bears
Did you know...
Only pregnant female polar bears hibernate.
Chickens
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Chickens with white earlobes will lay white eggs, and chicken with red earlobes will lay brown eggs.
Peanut Butter
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The fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth is called arachibutyrophobia
Asthma
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Asthma affects 1 in 15 kids under the age of eighteen.
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Paper
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No piece of paper, no matter how big, thin, thick, or small, can be folded in half more than seven times.
Mr. Peanut
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Mr. Peanut, the Planters Peanuts mascot, was created in 1916 in a contest for schoolchildren.
Hockey
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Pucks hit by hockey sticks have reached speeds up to 150 miles per hour.
Jelly Belly
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There are about 1,250,000 Jelly Belly jelly beans manufactured per hour. Per day, that adds up to about 100,000 pounds per day.
Baskin Robbins
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One quarter of Baskin Robbins' profits are from vanilla ice cream.
Monkeys
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A monkey in South Bend, Indiana was once tried and convicted for smoking a cigarette.
Burps
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The loudest recorded burp was as loud as a chainsaw. The record is held at 118.1 decibels, by Paul Hunn.
Peter Pan
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The name 'Wendy' was made up for Peter Pan.
Orca Whales
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When Orca (Killer) whales travel together, they breathe in unison.
Volcanoes
Olympus Mons
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The largest known volcano in our universe is Olympus Mons, on Mars.
China
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Jesus Christ, Richard Nixon, and Elvis Presley are the three western names known best in China.
TV
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Only 44% of children watch television before going to bed.
Ribs
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1 out of every 20 people has an extra rib.
Astatine
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The rarest naturally occurring element is Astatine with only 30 grams estimated to be in the Earth's crust. It is also a highly radioactive halogen.
Stones
Did you know...
Stones is an actual unit of measurement, equal to 14 pounds.
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