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The average person walks the equivalent of twice around the world in a lifetime
The average single man is one inch shorter than the average married man.
The ball on top of a flagpole is called a 'truck'.
The can opener was invented 48 years after the can.
The chances of you dying on the way to get your lottery tickets is greater than your chances of winning.
The Chinese ideogram for 'trouble'depicts two women living under one roof.
The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.
The city of Houston, Texas is built on a swamp and is slowly sinking!
The country of Brazil is named after the brazil nut.
The cruise liner, 'Queen Elizabeth 2', moves only six inches for each gallon of diesel that it burns.
The Dallas/Ft. Worth airport is larger than New York City's Manhattan Island.
The distress code 'Mayday'comes from the French for help me, M'Aide!
The dot over the letter 'i'is called a tittle.
The Earth gets heavier each day by tons, as meteoric dust settles on it.
The earth is .02 degrees hotter during a full moon.
The Earth's atmosphere weighs about 5.5 quadrillion tons.
The electric chair was invented by a dentist!
The energy of a discharge of an electric eel could start 50 cars.
The fingerprints of koala bears are virtually indistinguishable from those of humans, so much so that they could be confused at a crime scene.
The first alarm clock could only ring at 4 a.m.
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