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snazzy777
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If you have 3 quarters, 4 dimes, and 4 pennies, you have $1.19. You also have the largest amount of money in coins without being able to make change for a dollar.

The numbers '172' can be found on the back of the U.S. $5 dollar bill in the bushes at the base of the Lincoln Memorial.

President Kennedy was the fastest random speaker in the world with upwards of 350 words per minute.

In the average lifetime, a person will walk the equivalent of 5 times around the equator.

Odontophobia is the fear of teeth.

The 57 on Heinz ketchup bottles represents the number of varieties of pickles the company once had.

In the early days of the telephone, operators would pick up a call and use the phrase, "Well, are you there?". It wasn't until 1895 that someone suggested answering the phone with the phrase "number please?"

The surface area of an average-sized brick is 79 cm squared.

According to suicide statistics, Monday is the favored day for self-destruction.

Cats sleep 16 to 18 hours per day.

The most common name in the world is Mohammed.

It is believed that Shakespeare was 46 around the time that the King James Version of the Bible was written. In Psalms 46, the 46th word from the first word is shake and the 46th word from the last word is spear.

Karoke means "empty orchestra" in Japanese.

The Eisenhower interstate system requires that one mile in every five must be straight. These straight sections are usable as airstrips in times of war or other emergencies.

The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.

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goumas13
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Newcastle United F.C. records of most goals in a season - 41, Andy Cole, (1993-94)

dacer
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i like pudding and gum is 95% sugar


lol.

tennisman24
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That was really unnecessary to write all of that.

Gametesta
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Newcastle United F.C. records of most goals in a season - 41, Andy Cole,


I would think it would be more than 41
TSL3_needed
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I must be able to use some of these for my profile .

Pixie214
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I would think it would be more than 41


Why? There are only 38 games in a season so even taking cup ties into consideration 41 goals is very high.

Ferenc Puskas scored 84 goals in 85 caps for Hungary (now that is impressive)
tennisman24
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The numbers '172' can be found on the back of the U.S. $5 dollar bill in the bushes at the base of the Lincoln Memorial.

According to suicide statistics, Monday is the favored day for self-destruction.

When you die your hair still grows for a couple of months.

It would take 11 Empire State Buildings, stacked one on top of the other, to measure the Gulf of Mexico at its deepest point.

I thought those were pretty cool.

dacer
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aracnaphobia is actualy very common amoung people in the world, for those of you who don't know, its the fear of spiders.

dacer
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scuse me?


fat people are more likeley to lose weight. i think.

tennisman24
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scuse me?


What are you saying that about?
PrivatePapi
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There are 10 kinds of people in this world, those who know binary and those who don't

Did you know there are 22 stars in the current Paramount Pictures logo?

tennisman24
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Did you know there are 22 stars in the current Paramount Pictures logo?


Yes I did because I count everytime.
Gametesta
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Yes I did because I count everytime.


lol. it goes to fast for me.
firetail_madness
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Guys, this place is for posting random facts, not discuss them.

In ancient Rome, it was considered a sign of leadership to be born with a crooked nose.

The word "nerd" was first coined by Dr. Seuss in "If I Ran the Zoo."

A 41-gun salute is the traditional salute to a royal birth in Great Britain.

The bagpipe was originally made from the whole skin of a dead sheep.

tennisman24
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Why?
Wouldn't you already know?


Just checking if it changed. Also I get bored sometimes.
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