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One father started telling his daughter very random yet very interesting facts before bedtime but her curiosity has outlasted his knowledge. So, desperate to keep his little one entertained, Redditor u/ExpiringFrog asked people to share tidbits of interesting things that could do the trick. His post quickly went viral, generating nearly 100k upvotes and over 20.5k comments, with cool facts about pretty much everything you could think of. From guinea pig owning laws in Switzerland to the time it takes a snowflake to reach the ground, I think it's safe to say that the father is covered with fun facts for kids and adults alike! The best part, however, is that you can enjoy these snippets even if you're not a little girl trying to fall asleep.

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Father Asks Strangers To Suggest Interesting Facts He Could Tell His Daughter, Gets 40 Responses Some species of burrowing spiders keep teeny tiny frogs in their burrows to keep it free of bugs too small for the spider to get that might try to eat the spider's eggs. This means that tiny frogs are spider cats.

The_First_Viking , Anura Report

Foxxy
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6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I can’t believe I am gonna say this but how cute lol.

Louise B
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6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Me too! How can frogs and spiders be so adorable 🤗

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A B C
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6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Whoah. I'd totally freak out if I were the pet of some giant-a*s spider.

Kevin Findlay
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6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Agreed is this like a hostage live in fear situation or do they share popcorn and watch movies type of relationship. Or do I even want to know?

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glowworm2
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6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Aw! It's a symbiotic relationship. The little frogs get food and shelter and the spider's babies are protected.

Restless
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6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

But is the spider kind to the frog? Do they at least dine together?

Ellie Ragsdale
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6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Spider cat, spider cat, eats whatever a spider spat.

B
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6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Spider-cat, spider-cat, does whatever a spider-cat can... damn, that just doesn't roll off the tongue.

Whatshername
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6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Djeez! Threw my phone across the room... The fact is kinda nice though :)

Mark
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6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Only useful if the spider has eggs, once they have hatched.......

Bored Moogle
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6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeah, they might have to eat the frog to keep the frog from eating the newly hatched spiderlings.

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You might say collecting weird facts don't really translate into anything useful. However, experts believe that playing trivia games can provide a dopamine rush much like gambling, just without the negative effects. And scrolling through posts filled with things to know might just prepare you for these competitions.

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    #2

    Father Asks Strangers To Suggest Interesting Facts He Could Tell His Daughter, Gets 40 Responses Maybe not mind-blowing, but sometimes dogs/wolves in movies need CGI tails if they’re supposed to be acting mean bc they’re so excited to be doing a good job acting that their tails can’t stop wagging.

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    Pamela24
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I knew this but it's still one of my favourite facts ever and I'm so glad to read this here! :)

    Stille20
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This might be the happiest thing I have ever heard.

    A B C
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So, what do they do with the real tail? Do they paint it green so they can edit it out? :D

    Pamela24
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think they make an artificial tail from a firm material that is placed above the real one. :)

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    glowworm2
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Okay, this is just adorable!

    kasa alex
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is so darn cute, cute doggos

    jenjie.newt
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Do they have to wear green screen tail diapers?

    Tina Hugh
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I just watched John Wick III and seeing the doggies’ tails wagging as they ‘attacked’ the bad guys was by far the best part of the film. The dogs were real pros, by the way; there was just a tiny bit of wagging and it was good to see.

    Paige Garberding
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't understand why any animals would want to be with humans anymore. We are filthy, destructive parasites who destroy everything in our path out of greed for something.

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    "You get a rush or a neuroreward signal or a dopamine burst from winning," John Kounios, Ph.D., professor of psychology and director of the doctoral program in applied cognitive and brain sciences at Drexel University in Pennsylvania, told Healthline. "I think whenever you’re challenged with a trivia question and you happen to know the random fact, you get a rush. It's sort of like gambling."

    #3

    Father Asks Strangers To Suggest Interesting Facts He Could Tell His Daughter, Gets 40 Responses In Switzerland, it's illegal to own just one guinea pig; if you have any, you have to have at least two. They get lonely!

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    Char Char
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    6 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don't brag to much on your country. Our Prez may try and buy it!

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    Laugh Fan
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I ended up with one guinea pig as his furry friend died - tried another but he fought with them. He ended up living in a large open container in our living room (with appropriate things to hide in etc) so that he wouldn't get lonely and was the best little chatterbox. He would make a funny sound if he didn't like the music we were playing and we'd have to change it.

    Maria Rohlen
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's the same in Sweden, actually it's illegal to have any animal alone if it's a herding animal, except for dogs. They are considered to be ok with a human instead of other dogs but otherwise animals need the company of other animals of the same spices.

    A B C
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Awww, that's the cutest law I've ever heard of. You go, Switzerland!

    D. Pitbull
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "We decree... you must have double cuteness and squee-squared!"

    AP
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Best make absolutely sure they are the same gender unless you want to become a breeder really fast.

    Iris Engler
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's why it is also possible to rent a guinea pig: https://www.wideopenpets.com/swiss-pet-protection-laws-lead-rent-guinea-pig-business/

    varwenea
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That is so sweet. I adopted one guinea pig in the past, and when I adopted a second, they couldn't get along. I was so sad for them.

    Restless
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I understand your pain. They are very sociable and you need to match the sexes, I cannot remember which two don't get along but a vet will be able to tell you more

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    Also, remembering these little pears of wisdom is easier if you're really passionate about the subject matter. "People really like to have some expertise on something and the brain is very good at focusing on things that you’re interested in," Deborah Stokes, Ph.D., L.P.C., B.C.N., a psychologist in Virginia, who focuses on neurotherapy, said.

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    #4

    Father Asks Strangers To Suggest Interesting Facts He Could Tell His Daughter, Gets 40 Responses Sea otters hold hands when they sleep and have a favorite rock to hold onto in a secret pouch.

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    Silverfish_13
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, it's so cute! they do this so they don't float away from eachother

    Jonathon Smith
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They can also be extremely cruel - kidnapping babies, sexually violent, drowning other creatures for no reason. They can be a real mixed bag, a bit like dolphins (or indeed humans).

    Janine B.
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh no! Lots of facts I didn't want to know about those adorable little monsters.

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    Frozengeckolover
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I also like the the fact that mama sea otters "fluff up" their babies fur, to make them float, while they go find food. So cute!

    Luis Milian
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I want this to be my spirit animal...but I thing I relate more to the sloth

    Clinton Yew
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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    varwenea
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh yes! It's the cutest to see out in the wild. They are so efficient using their favorite rock to crack open clams and seafoods for a meal. They also spend a lot of time cleaning their fur to allow for air bubbles which keep them warm.

    Nerdiqueen
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    the rock is to smash open clams to get food, but it's still adorable!

    David Maziuk
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They also rape baby seals to death and kidnap other seal babies told for food ransom: https://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/animals-can-be-giant-jerks/

    Cathy Carey
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The use the rock to break open oyster shells and such.

    glowworm2
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This will never not be adorable.

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    "In typical people, my observation, not backed up by any research, is that their interest in trivia is confined to topics that they are generally interested in," Kounios added. "So if a person is very interested in history, then they may either seek out history trivia, or they might just naturally pick it up in the course of learning about nontrivial aspects of history."

    #5

    Father Asks Strangers To Suggest Interesting Facts He Could Tell His Daughter, Gets 40 Responses Oxford University in England is older than the Aztec empire.

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    varwenea
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Did NOT expect this one. 🤯

    Alex Bailey
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So are some of the attitudes there!!!

    María Hermida
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love this kind of comparison because they help to put things in pespective. At school, sometimes we learn isolated facts and it's really amazing when you just put them together, like small pieces of a much bigger jigsaw puzzle. I have another one I read somewhere, correct me if I'm wrong: there were still mamoths roaming in Northern Europe when the Egyptians were building the Pyramids.

    KCN
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I like these too, history needs to be taught intertwined, not just country by country. It would be much more interesting too.

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    E A M
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I actually had to look this up... The Aztecs always seems B.C. to me!

    Adam T S
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm not sure a four-year-old will fully appreciate this one.

    Frozengeckolover
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Harvard University, in America, is older than America.

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    But being a killer at trivia games doesn't necessarily mean you're more educated. "Some people soak up facts," the professor said. "Plenty of people with a lot more education may not remember what they had for breakfast yesterday morning."

    #6

    Father Asks Strangers To Suggest Interesting Facts He Could Tell His Daughter, Gets 40 Responses Animals that lay eggs don't have belly buttons.

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    Foxxy
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That makes sense, never thought about it before though.

    Pug Pug
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Took the words right out of my mouth

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    D. Pitbull
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Omg... that platypus though... I want to rub its belly!

    Gerry Higgins
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Technically, they do have a belly button but it's more like a scar that fades. In the egg there is a cord that connects the chick to the yolk sack. When hatched they have a scar where the connection was. By they time they leave the next it has faded. I don't know about platypus's

    Esca Sav
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Forget about the fact, just look at the platypus!!!!!!!! I'm in heaven <3

    Ani Archeron
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Also male platypus have a spur on their back legs which delivers a non-lethal but incapacitating painful toxin and the are no pain killers that work against it! 'Straya!

    Xan Kucejko
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes they do. The amniotic membranes inside the egg are still attached at the umbilicus area. My husband and I breed oviparous (egg laying) snakes. When they hatch, they actually have a mark where that attachment was. (Like a belly button.)

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    Father Asks Strangers To Suggest Interesting Facts He Could Tell His Daughter, Gets 40 Responses Dogs can tell when you're coming home by how much of your scent is left in the house if you have a daily routine

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    Lenka Smetanová
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    cat can do it too... actually, when I still travel to schol by train,she Even start waking me up just a few minutes before my phone start to ring, also know, that on Tuesday I traveled the later rain because I start at schol by noon, and also know in which train that dayI would came back and waiting at the window to see me walking home.

    Becky
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I always wondered why my cats knew to be at the door at the exact same time every day

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    Laugh Fan
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I didn't know that's how they knew but they do get a sense of 'time' - never wrong about the right time for dinner!

    Grumble O'Pug
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I just read about that, how your scent diminishes and it helps them "time" your length awaaaaaaaaah....I am crying now. *runs to hug dog*

    gedwards1
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As a child, my dog used to watch from the window 5 minutes before I got home. My mother knew I was on my way. One day, the school boiler broke down, and we were sent home early. The dog got to the window 5 minutes before I arrived, and we just can't explain that one. When the dog got to the window, I was still in school, so there were no noises she could have heard.

    SBW71
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cats too. Hearing as well. My cat can hear my vehicle pull up in the driveway and start talking before I even get in the house. Can hear him from outside!

    Louise Stange-Wahl
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They just KNOW when you are coming up the walk! Horses too--my guys come running in from the field and are at the gate before I get to the driveway!

    Mary Rose Kent
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Where do you live that you’re able to keep horses?

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    Nikki Angulo
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When I had a dog, I would be away for different lengths of time each day, sometimes 6 hours, sometimes 10 or 12 (I had a landlady who would let the dog out if I was working my two jobs that day) and I lived in a basement apartment, my mom was visiting and she said the dog ran to the door and after the dog ran to the door my mom heard my car door close, so I wonder if there’s more to it than that?

    Amber Langston
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I used to ride the bus and my roommate told me when it got close to time for me to come home, my dogs would get excited every time a bus went by thinking I was on it.

    Elly Smith
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Our dogs didn't take notice all day of the busses coming past. They only started their happy dance for the 4 oçlock one by which the children came home.

    J Perry
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When my husband worked the same hours every day, our dog went to the door and started whining when he was supposed to get home. She got really loud if he was late, but could sometimes be calmed if I explained that he was just picking up some groceries on his way home. Sometimes.

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    Father Asks Strangers To Suggest Interesting Facts He Could Tell His Daughter, Gets 40 Responses Cows have "best friends" and get stressed when separated.

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    Lenka Smetanová
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have a mare. She never have 'best' friend, but in the last stable, there was another mare, Angelika. My Sarah and Anelika become really good friend, Angelika always waiting for Sarah at the ener to pasture when I took her away to work or for a walk etc. ... Unfortunately, Angelika died this Febuary, she propably fell and broke her neck... My Sarah was so sad for several days, she start weaving at the pasture and after that she dont found another horse friend like Angelika :'(

    boredhuman
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have more and more in common with a cow.

    Mary Rose Kent
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Do you count this as a good thing or a bad thing?

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    Magpie
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Now imagine how stressed the moms get when they are separated from their calves. .. routine in dairy farms.

    Pug Pug
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thats why I always get a double cheese burger

    Robert Robi Z
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Quite logical. Animals have feelings and develop social behaviour, why not then have best friends?

    Unbored
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Imagine it being torn apart from its mother

    Iapetos
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Which is common practise in the dairy industry.

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    mntryjoseph
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And people STILL think they need to drink the milk of another species, even after they have past the age of being weaned. 😕

    Roy Phillips
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not just cows: Seems to me like I remember a story about a burro, maybe, and a goat, best friends who were separated. So stressful was the loss of his best friend for the burro that his new humans had to locate the goat and reunite the two for fear the burro might actually die,otherwise.

    sharron lynn parsons
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That is very interesting, some think cows are not very smart !!!

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    #9

    Father Asks Strangers To Suggest Interesting Facts He Could Tell His Daughter, Gets 40 Responses Humans are bioluminescent and glow in the dark, but the light that we emit is 1,000 times weaker than our human eyes are able to pick up.

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    varwenea
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I feel very vulnerable to aliens now.

    Soggy Crumpet
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is exactly the reason why no limb or so much as a toe can hang off the bed or be uncovered at night. All the night creatures might eat me.

    tuzdayschild
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I glow! I always knew it! I glow!!!

    Restless
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Does that make me part of the glow worm family? :-)

    Alessandra Ricotta
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There's a photo somewhere showing how we glow? I need to seeee

    Noel Bovae
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Can't post the pic, but here's a link to the study which contains pics and tons more (interesting) info: https://www.sciencealert.com/you-can-t-see-it-but-humans-actually-glow-in-visible-light

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    Karen Lees
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Most animals can see these lights. Human eyes are weak.

    Jonathon Smith
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ah, I get what you mean now, not weak as in the sense of poor vision, but poor low-light sensitivity. Like cats and foxes could pickup on a moon shadow, but they see 10 times fewer colours than humans and can only focus 20 meters ahead.

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    jaysko
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Now THIS is mind blowing!!

    D. Pitbull
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ... is THIS how the mosquitoes/bed post leg/door-frame when fumbling to the bathroom in the middle of night finds us?

    Mary Rose Kent
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Furniture, yes; mosquitoes actually find us by the carbon dioxide in our exhalations. If there are several people to choose from, they start the one that has the most sugar in her/his blood, which they can also smell.

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    The Lichtenstein army went to battle in 1866, during the Austro-Prussian War with 80 soldiers and came back with 81. They befriended an Austria man along the way and he joined them.

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    chi-wei shen
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This was not World War 1 but the war between Austria , Prussia, and Italy in 1866.

    Saulo Frota
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They should make a movie about this one.

    Janina Haas
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It‘s LiEchtenstein, not Lichtenstein

    Brie Churchill
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Okay we are ignoring that nobody died in the battle?

    Mary Rose Kent
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So does that make it a good war (Yay! Nobody died.) or a bad war (Boo! We were not victorious.)?

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    Robert Robi Z
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So not a single one of them died in that battle, great!

    F. H.
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They probably arrived after the war was allready over, like the Marksmen of Lippe in 1870.

    Lynn Biasini McElfresh
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wish the Drumphians would join the Dems today.

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    #11

    Father Asks Strangers To Suggest Interesting Facts He Could Tell His Daughter, Gets 40 Responses Most elephants weigh less than a blue whale’s tongue!

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    Podunkus
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    6 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This must be presuming that most (i.e., more than 50%) elephants have not yet reached adulthood, because adult male African elephants easily weigh more than twice as much as a 2.7 ton blue whale’s tongue. Females more than the tongue as well. The age of the blue whale is not stated, so I presumed an adult-to-adult comparison. I’m skeptical of this factoid.

    Keith Wollenberg
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Maybe it presumes that most of the remaining elephant population (and therefore "most elements") are female Asian elephants, which are around that weight.

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    Lilli
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    imagine how hard it must be for a whale to lift it's tongue to lick it's lips... wait... do whales have lips?

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    #12

    Father Asks Strangers To Suggest Interesting Facts He Could Tell His Daughter, Gets 40 Responses Tigers have striped skin

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    Rissie
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I thought at first glance this was some kind of grain field. But better, actual tiger stripes!

    Tabernus
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I thought all stripy animals had striped skin

    Master Markus
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nope! I'm not sure all of which animals do and don't specifically, but zebras' skin is just black, and I'm pretty sure tabby cats don't have striped skin despite having striped fur.

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    Janet Lee Thomas
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    6 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My cat has striped skin. When she was spade they shaved one side of her tummy and you could see all her stripes. Very cool.

    Serena DuBois
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We had a calico cat whose tongue and other part s inside mouth were calico also.

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    Mayson
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    These are natural tattoos.

    Kaori
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This led me check my tabby cat's skin.(no,not striped.I had one warped mind moment.)

    Shawn Ruester
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Rat's colors on their skin are also the same as their fur.

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    #13

    Father Asks Strangers To Suggest Interesting Facts He Could Tell His Daughter, Gets 40 Responses Wombat poop is cube-shaped.

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    Luis Milian
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    do they have extra muscles down there to help them achieve this?

    HoffLensMetalHedLovesAnimalsUK
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's the deep ridges of the intestine that cause the shape, it's a very slow process and it means the poop won't roll away when used as territory markers.

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    Unwelcomed Guest
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And emu's have pyramid shaped scat. Australia really has some weird s**t

    Frozengeckolover
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Dang, Australia! What is going on with your animals?

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    Hamlets twin
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why is that poop taking a test? Or is the wombat taking the test and has such bad test anxiety it just s**t and left?

    Bradford Johnson
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i just read an entire article on this. at work. on my work computer. clearly, HR will be calling me about a google search including key words "why is wombat poop cube-shaped" https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2018/11/wombat-poop-cube-why-is-it-square-shaped/

    Frozengeckolover
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's it! My life is complete now! I've just learned the weirdest thing ever!

    Mojones
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Maybe they do it so that dung beetle can build a pyramid out of it?

    CodingGirl04
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Here's another fact - Brine Shrimp poop is completely spherical, and makes up a majority of sand at the Great Salt Lake!

    NWB
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As if they couldnt be the cutest and coolest already, cube poop is next level!!!

    Merilyn Horton
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That’s a fact I use to impress people with, as I was a zoo keeper.

    Mary Rose Kent
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That’s really interesting. What zoo(s)? What led you to that profession?

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    #14

    Father Asks Strangers To Suggest Interesting Facts He Could Tell His Daughter, Gets 40 Responses The name for the Arctic comes from the ancient Greek word for bear - arktos. Named after one of the constellations Ursa Major (Big Bear) or Ursa Minor (Little Bear), but there are bears living there too. So basically, the Arctic is called 'Bear', and the Antarctic is called 'Not Bear'

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    The Cute Cat
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So, Arctic Bear equals Bear Bear?? Lol

    A B C
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The scientific name for the common raven is Corvus Corax - where Corvus is Latin meaning raven, and Corax being Greek for raven, making it "raven raven" ;)

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    Mosheh Wolf
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, the Arctic has bears, while the Antarctic does not have bears. So it is appropriate, after all.

    Claire Wells
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Like Sahara desert translates into desert desert

    Podunkus
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And a related interesting fact is that the Polar Bear is considered to be a marine mammal.

    Ole Peder Amrud Hagen
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The prefix 'anti' (ant-) here means opposite, not 'not'. So it's the region opposite to the Arctic. Like with Bari in Italy and Bar in Montenegro, which was originally named Antibari.

    Mark Kelly
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No bears live in the antarctic.

    Mario Rodriguez
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    makes it easier to rmember where you find penguins and where you find bears

    Άρης Παπαδόπουλος
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Actually, Arctic=of the Bear's and Antarctic=opposite of the Bear's. Antarctic could also mean "not of the Bear's" which is true as there are no bears in the Antarctic, but because of it there are plenty of penguins. So if we were to name the Antarctic in the same way the Arctic was named, the analogous name should be Penguinic!

    Emmanuel Chava
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We need to make Penguinic happen because it's totes adorbs

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    TheNerdyOne
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It’s weird how My Little Pony taught me the Ursa Major and Ursa Minor constellation and what it means 😅

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    #15

    Scotland’s national animal is a unicorn.

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    tuzdayschild
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Unicorns, kilts, bagpipes, Nessie...Scotland does not do boring.

    Logan Slaughter
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    According to folklore, the unicorn was the only creature that could kill a lion. Now, which country has the lion as its national animal, and a checkered history with Scotland?

    PjandBolt
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Heck yeah. That's one snazzy national animal.

    Janelle Collard
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No wonder the Queen like to summer there!

    AnnieLaurie Burke
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What! And Bored Panda does not even have a picture of a Scots unicorn???

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    6 years ago

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    #16

    Father Asks Strangers To Suggest Interesting Facts He Could Tell His Daughter, Gets 40 Responses Cows get excited when they solve puzzles.

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    Neon Petra
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    6 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Awww. That makes me so happy for some reason!

    Kesyra
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I suddenly want to find cows and make them puzzles.

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    Frozengeckolover
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Most of the cows I've met were really stupid. But, my grandpa did have one cow who would be so proud of herself when she jumped the fence. She never ran away. She would just jump the fence and stand there until he came looking for her, then she would jump back over and just stare at him. She also figured out that poison ivy made her drunk. She convinced other cows to partake in this naughty pleasure. They would get drunk on poison ivy and fall over in the nearest ditch. She was such a pain in the butt!

    Susan
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Please consider a plant based diet my human friends.

    A B C
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cows are really cool, I like them. :)

    未周 陸
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But, What Puzzles do cows play or solve?! The ones humans make and play? Or ... there are Puzzles made by & for Cows?!

    miten sasmita
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How do you get cows to solve puzzles ??

    Surya Amriza
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm happy when I solve puzzles. Wait a minute!

    okpkpkp
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Jigsaw puzzles or crossword puzzles?

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    #17

    If you choose to not have children, you’re the first person in your direct line of ancestry to make this choice since the first organism to exist on Earth, about 4 billion years ago.

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    furrybumkins
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well then, good. End the stupidity.

    Dippin Dot
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you think that will END stupidity, watch the movie Idiocracy.

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    Frozengeckolover
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes! I've done something no one else in my direct line has ever done before. Sweet! Also, I will be the last person in my direct line to ever do this. Awesome! I win!

    Olof T
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You are joking but actually you do win. If you reproduce you are forced to use your best years to nurture, raise, worry and pay for a helpless and senseless creature. That creature will then have to go through this cruel and corrupting world with all it's pains and sorrows, only to do the same mistake and reproduce and spend their life nurturing their offspring.

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    Olof T
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm pretty sure a lot of my ancestors chose not to have children. But lacking contraceptives or understanding of consequences of sex they still reproduced.

    Nia Loves Art
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They didn’t choose *not* to either though. Children were seen as an inevitable result of sexual activity, not a choice.

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    Chaz83
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not necessarily - there were plenty of people who had children but it wasn't a choice. It was expected of them at the time period and contraception wasn't what it is now. So even if a couple didn't want children and tried to avoid it, they may still have had them - therefore, it was not their CHOICE to have children but that choice was taken away.

    Frozengeckolover
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I get what you're saying, but it's kind of irrelevant. The point being: if you don't have kids, the direct line of your ancestry ends with you.

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    Jonathon Smith
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My parents chose not to have children. I was a 'happy surprise'.....

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    Gerry Higgins
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My dad choose not to have children. Accidents happen and here I am.

    Frozengeckolover
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You weren't an accident. You were an unexpected addition. Tell them to kiss your butt.

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    Adrian Brend
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This statement would assume that every child ever born was through choice.

    Frozengeckolover
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A guy made a choice, whether the woman did or not.

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    Hania Douglas
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Meh.. Quite sure my parents didn't decide to have us lol

    Louise Stange-Wahl
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Never thought of it that way...don't have and never wanted any two-legged kids. Too many humans on this planet!

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    #18

    From the time Pluto was discovered until the time it was demoted from planethood, it still hadn't made one complete revolution around the sun.

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    M O'Connell
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thats how science works. You make a discovery, you classify it, the accumulation of additional data requires you to reevaluate that discovery, you reclassify it.

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    David Manhart
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Dear NASA scientists.. Your MOM thought I was big enough. Sincerely, Pluto

    Esca Sav
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You could say... he had one hell of a year

    daisydiamond
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Pluto is still a planet in my heart.......

    Grumble O'Pug
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They'll say, no one can see us That we're estranged and all alone They believe nothing can reach us And pull us out of the boundless gloom

    Tony Pott
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why all these warm feelings for Pluto? It's never been anything but cold and distant to us.

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    #19

    Adwaita, a giant tortoise who died in 2006, was born before the United States existed in 1750.

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    Katrė
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And he still died because of a wound (thanks, Wikipedia). Who knows how much longer he would have lived.

    Keith Wollenberg
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So, fun, but maybe too sad to share with a little girl before bedtime.

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    Julieta S.
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm wasting precious work time investigating these facts..

    Louise Stange-Wahl
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Steve Irwin's tortoise Harriet was born in 1830, and died on my birthday (June 23) 2006. She was Charles Darwin's tortoise! Harriet-th...04fceb.jpg Harriet-the-tortoise-5d60cfc04fceb.jpg

    Stuart Smith
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    …"was born in 1750 before the United States existed..."

    Mary Rose Kent
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They asked him and he made the appropriate number of claw marks. 😁🙃😁

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    Maxie Berkmann
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hmm, I wonder if the Adwaita theme comes from that.

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    #20

    Father Asks Strangers To Suggest Interesting Facts He Could Tell His Daughter, Gets 40 Responses When a bee is chosen to be the new queen, they are given a special type of honey that completely changes their bodies. Kind of like how a Pokémon evolves.

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    Alex Bailey
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have no idea how pokemon works.

    A B C
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't even know how bees work, and they are a real thing. :-O

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    Daniel (ShadowDrakken)
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is wildly inaccurate... LARVA are given ROYAL JELLY which DOESN'T change them, ALLOWING them to become queens. All the other bees in the hive are permanently suppressed from normal development AS LARVA.

    Radek Suski
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    B******t. Royal jelly isn't a honey and they give it to a larvae so it will grow to be a queen

    Cassie
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's called Royal Jelly! <3

    Clinton Yew
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think it is called royal jelly...

    Ashley Galyen
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    6 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The nurse bees feed the larva to be queens royal jelly so their reproductive organs fully develop. When a bee stings you, the stinger and poison sac left behind is the modified underdeveloped reproductive system of the worker. Workers can still potientally lay eggs if the queen died and there were no larvae at the right age to give royale jelly to to create a new queen. These eggs will be unfertilized and create only drones. Drones don't work. Overtime the hive dies in this situation.

    vikiweik
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's just wrong. They get it fed as larvae and if there is already another queen when they are grown up, they either try to fight it or leave an build up a new "kingdome".

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    #21

    When a cat walks towards you with its tail up that means it likes you and is excited to see you.

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    kasa alex
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes! My old cranky cat from childhood did like me! I have vivid memories of him running across the yard, his big belly swaying, tail in the air, ready to headbutt me

    Danielle Renee
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    6 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    headbutts are especially good from a cat, means they really like you!

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    Roy Phillips
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cats love their humans more than they do their food. They will leave their food to socialize with you.

    Mary Rose Kent
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had an old kitty girl I inherited from some friends who only ever wanted to sit in my lap as often and for as long as she could. Every night, I would come home and feed her right away, but she’d be crazed about getting me to sit in our favorite chair. Eating could wait as far as she was concerned. I miss my sweet little Vera so much.

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    Magda Ścisłowska
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If the tail is vibrating it means they're maximally happy and excited and they love you!

    Magpie
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Domestic cats don't normally talk with voices. They only use voice to big clumsy humans. ( and it works mostly )

    Lenka Smetanová
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And when the tail have a hook at the end she's even more exited to see you ❤️❤️

    Richienotsorich
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When it is question mark shaped they are curious.

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    Id row
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It also means that cat is confident, which is what you want to see.

    Mayson
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ... or it wants to be fed by you.

    Lillukka79
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Noup. It just means you are part of its clowder.

    rhyan lumilay
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Do cats also have a favorite owner, like our family dog is more fond of me than the other member of my family.

    Kathy Baylis
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think all animals are like that. I’m the one who rescued my dog off the street, but even though he clearly loves me, he’s still head over heels in looooovvve with my husband. However, my three cats, two of whom he rescued, infinitely prefer me to him, though they love him too. Go figure.

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    Janette Smith
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or it wants to kill and eat you like they all do

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    #22

    Father Asks Strangers To Suggest Interesting Facts He Could Tell His Daughter, Gets 40 Responses A day on Venus takes longer to complete Than a year on Venus.. how? It simply takes longer for Venus to do one complete rotation around its own axis, than it does for the planet to rotate around the sun.

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    Laugh Fan
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Gives a new meaning to 'it's been a very long day'.

    Robert Sumner
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Factoid: Venus isn't a planet at all but a giant telescope lens pointing to a lion's fur. "

    Susan Kaspar
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The planet rotates on its axis. It revolves around the sun.

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    Ashley Galyen
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is one of the reasons it's so hot. One side of the planet is roasting and there is very little rotation. No Coriolis effect to even it out. Scientists have proposed that it some how got a moon the size of Mercury, that it could encourage rotation to minimize the effect to make it more conductive to terraforming.

    Alice Laughs
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Imagine harvest time! All in a day's work! Another day, another dollar? Nooooo!

    Star Wilmington
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    it does not "rotate" around the Sun, it revolves

    meow point1
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My cousin once got this fact wrong and thought it meant that a Venusian year took one Earth day.

    João Gonçalves
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Venus is also the only planet in our solar system that turns clockwise

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    #23

    There were wooly mammoths on the planet when the Pyramids were being built.

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    Neon Petra
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If only they made a pyramid especially for a mammoth...

    tuzdayschild
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How do you think they moved those big blocks of stone?

    Louise Stange-Wahl
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Who knows--maybe somewhere there are a few hiding out!

    María Hermida
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've just mentioned this one in another comment. I read this a while ago and it was kind of mind blowing!

    Jonathon Smith
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But only very small ones on islands off the coast of Russia. A subspecies with dwarfism

    Skadi Lifdis
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There are still wooly mammoths on the planet today. Just not living ones.

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    #24

    Father Asks Strangers To Suggest Interesting Facts He Could Tell His Daughter, Gets 40 Responses Bees tell their friends about good nearby flowers by dancing.

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    Laugh Fan
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They also raise one leg to warn you off if you get too close. I read about it and then checked it out with a few bees in my garden and they really do. It's cute.

    Pumbaa
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Damn, I always thought they were giving me a high five!

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    Neon Petra
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Wing and toe, wing and toe, buzz buzz buzz buzz!"

    misteriosa
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've read about it, they dance in combos of 0s and 8s, and their dance is so good they can pinpoint THE exact flower in the whole meadow based on the dance.

    Hans
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It is the Waggle dance! (Seriously.)

    SirWriteALot
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They don't dance ON the flower. They go back to the hive and do a dance that includes distance and direction of where good stuff is.

    Jelena Putinja
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    and the flower on the pic is Fritillaria meleagris is a Eurasian species of flowering plant in the lily family. Its common names include snake's head fritillary, snake's head, chess flower, frog-cup, guinea-hen flower, guinea flower, leper lily, Lazarus bell, chequered lily, - ENDANGERED SPEACES

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    #25

    Before 1914 parents could mail their kids to Grandma’s – through the postal service.

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    IzzieM
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Would they be boxed up? Or could you put the stamp on their forehead? I have so many questions.

    Night Owl
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not boxed up and the stamp was stuck on a traveling coat or something else they were wearing _____________ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/retropolis/wp/2017/05/24/mail-that-baby-a-brief-history-of-kids-sent-through-the-u-s-postal-service/?noredirect=on

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    tuzdayschild
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why did we get rid of this? I know at least 3 kids who would be on their way to Antarctica right now.

    Nagawa (Cofa) Kishiki
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Guess the postman are sick of all those "Are we there yet?" and now we have to drive our own kids.

    rhyan lumilay
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The reason we never saw little Jimmy again. . .

    Andthenithitme
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I hope they gave them a tracking number.

    AnnieLaurie Burke
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I bet a lot of parents wish they could still do this!

    NWB
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Shame we got rid of that

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    #26

    Father Asks Strangers To Suggest Interesting Facts He Could Tell His Daughter, Gets 40 Responses Lobsters were considered disgusting and low-class food, to the point that feeding them to prisoners too often was considered cruel and unusual punishment. Also, they're basically just big sea roaches.

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    Hans
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Food taboos are an odd thing. In Western countries, most people are disgusted by the thought of eating insects yet devour prawn. Rather odd...

    Frozengeckolover
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've eaten crickets, grasshoppers, ants, grubs and moths. The grubs were fairly big, but the rest of the insects are too small to really be worth the effort. I'd have to say the most disgusting thing I've ever eaten was grizzly bear. It doesn't matter how you cook it, it tastes like a sweaty armpit.

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    Soupcat
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Somehow i get the feeling the prisoners did not get warm butter or properly cooked lobster though.

    tuzdayschild
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm fairly sure a lobster submitted this fact.

    Grumble O'Pug
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I guess "Roach of The Sea" isn't a catchy marketing phrase.

    Daria B
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    6 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sounds more like the name of a pirate themed rock band, "Roaches of the Sea" or "Roaches of the Seven Seas".

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    Frozengeckolover
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Another fun fact: Snooki won't eat lobsters "Because they're alive when you kill it."

    Lucida
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Haha! But it is really cruel to cook them alive.

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    Patricia Stilwell
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Send yours my way. You can go back to the sweaty armpits.

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    Becky Samuel
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oysters had the same thing before they all got poisoned by sewage, dredged up, or eaten.

    Rissie
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And that's why I still find them atrocious...

    Luis Milian
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    best sea roaches I have ever had! sound disgusting when you phrase it like that...lol

    AnnieLaurie Burke
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, don't phrase it like that, then. Because it is simply wrong. Unless you refer to your human friends as frogs.

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    Master Markus
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't really see the direct comparison to roaches. They're all arthropods, yeah, but that's a pretty vast phylum.

    Non-New-Toni-An
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think it's because they eat other animals poo and rubbish from the bottom of the ocean.

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    #27

    The frequency of a cat's purr has been shown to improve bone density and strength.

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    Pamela24
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cat's purr heals everything around it. It's one of my favourite sounds in the world, especially if you put your ear right on the cat's head. (Even worth the scratch that sometimes follows.) I know that sick/injured cats purr to heal themselves so it definitely must be true.

    Crystal Griffith
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Very valid. Doesn't have to be a physical wound. When very sad over the loss of my husband, I found that my 5 cats took turns lying next to me in bed, purring very loudly.

    Monica Michelle
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have ehlers danlos my cat will find dislocated bone sit and purr on it

    Ina
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cats are the perfect little package of everything nice and beautiful in the world

    Rhon
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A cats purr is the best therapy there is!

    Ana M
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Loto, my older cat, purr every night then she sleeps with me.

    Amber Langston
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Huh, I wondered if that's why I mysteriously stopped being vitamin D deficient?

    Nyree Williams
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Margaret Atwood incorporated this in her novel series oryx and crake

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    #28

    Father Asks Strangers To Suggest Interesting Facts He Could Tell His Daughter, Gets 40 Responses Pufferfish are full of water....not air.

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    A B C
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's the fanciest watering can you'll ever see! ;)

    Stannous Flouride
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No pufferfish live in fresh water. So unless you're growing a garden of mangrove, salt marsh grasses, kelp, or plankton, you're out of luck.

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    Pumbaa
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Kinda obvious, where should they get the air?

    Demonic Darkness
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    Frozengeckolover
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Also, puffer fish will "puff up" when agitated or scared. Dolphins have figured this out. They bump into puffer fish, making them puff up, then bat them around in a group, like a beach ball. Actually is more like they pass the puffer fish around like a bong, since it gives them a high. Dolphins are so funny!

    María Hermida
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's probably not funny for the puffer fish, though.

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    NamedMeMyself
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well of course they are..another "fun fact" - fish don't breath air, they get their oxygen directly from the water through their gills. A pufferfish is not a magical creature that can make air from water... Excuse the salty attitude.

    Dani
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, yes, but maybe some like myself had not pondered this at great lengths.

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    Thomas Turnbull
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well tha'ts logical since they live under water

    Jackie Wacky
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Makes sense, because they are underwater animals.

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    #29

    Father Asks Strangers To Suggest Interesting Facts He Could Tell His Daughter, Gets 40 Responses Bananas are berries, but strawberries aren't

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    Neon Petra
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So... strawfruit and bananaberry?

    Nela Rothenbach
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    6 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Strawnuts, actually. Edit: the "yellow dots" are, in fact, nuts. In German that would be a " SammelNUSSfrucht". That's why you could call it strawnut....no need to downvote a comment that was meant to be funny, I apologize.

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    Mariaf
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    so are the tomatoes or eggplants.

    Pinka Tyler
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's all to do with whether the seeds are n the inside or outside + how many there are. Multiple seeds inside (but not in individual sections) = berry. So strawberries aren't because the seeds are on the outside. Blackberries aren't, because each seed is in an individual segemnt (which, if I remember rightly, is called a drupesack).

    Callie Ge
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Bananas were originally classified as an herb. Strawberries and raspberries are not berries they are an aggregate fruit.

    John L
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And strawberries are the only fruit that has it's seeds on the outside.

    Aria Whitaker
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And the things that people think are "seeds" are not....

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    nanashi
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    this blew my mind the first time I learn of it

    Miss Cris
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And bananas should have their seeds indide. Sometimes we still can see a blanck line in the middle, along the banana. Now they haven't seeds in order to be nicer to eat.

    Hans
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In fact, Cavendish, the banana dominating the world market, is not sawn out but multiplied from seedlings. This makes it extremely prone to deseases.

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    Gin
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What are strawberries?!

    Rissie
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They are called aggregate fruit because they stem from one flower with multiple ovaries. https://stanfordmag.org/contents/bananas-are-berries

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    #30

    Father Asks Strangers To Suggest Interesting Facts He Could Tell His Daughter, Gets 40 Responses At birth, a baby panda is smaller than a mouse.

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    Miss Cris
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cuuuute!!!! ♥️♥️♥️

    Jackie Wacky
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That’s an incredible fact! They must grow at immensely speedy rate.

    Miss Cris
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Which colour is their skin?

    Kristy P
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You can see the pink skin under his white butt fur:-)

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    Ruth King
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wow, didn't know that and still have to see to believe.

    Leslie Parker
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hmmm. The mouse always rings twice

    Ana M
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes, they are very sweet!

    Meredith Gierhart
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's a lie. Baby pandas are the size of puppies when they're born. Kangaroos however give birth to babies that are smaller than mice.

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    #31

    Father Asks Strangers To Suggest Interesting Facts He Could Tell His Daughter, Gets 40 Responses There's an island in Japan populated by fluffy bunnies!!

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    varwenea
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There's one with feral cats too.

    StormsTempest
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Its actually a bunny hell. Some of the bunnies aren't fluffy due to diseases and parasites, and the bunnies diet completely depends on the tourists bringing them food, which usually isn't enough for all of them, or is mainly water and doesn't give them the nutrients they need. They also get no medical attention when they are wounded or sick and if they are lucky they live only a few years.

    Saulo Frota
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There's one in Brazil populated by poisonous snakes. It's against the law to go there.

    Logan Slaughter
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It used to be a facility for the creation of chemical weapons, and the original rabbits were used as test subjects. After World War II, Japan signed the treaties banning said weapons, the plant was demolished, and the remaining rabbits were set loose before the island was abandoned. The rabbits are extremely friendly, having lived on an island with no natural predators, and are known to hop right up to people without a care.

    A B C
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There is one with tame deer as well, they're so used to people you can feed them. Don't do them harm though, they're somewhat sacred: https://www.insider.com/japanese-deer-island-deer-miyajima-nara-park-shinto-2016-7

    Stephanie Highley
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Definitely not sacred, Nara has a culling program for population control, and I could have sworn Nara was on the mainland

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    Shawn Ruester
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    yes who are not healthy and the island has a really dark history.

    Stephenie Stone
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There is a dark unfortunate reason for the bunnies however. 😥

    TheNerdyOne
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I knew this when I was little and wanted to live there

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    #32

    The Moon’s diameter is 400 times smaller than the Sun’s. However, the Sun is 400 times further away. This is why we can have both solar and lunar total eclipses.

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    Pamela24
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wow! Makes complete sense but for some reason, I never realized this.

    John L
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I heard about this and scientists call this an anomaly. The odds of this are astronomical and potentially rare in the universe.

    Jonathon Smith
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It is not a precise match. The moon oscillates in its orbit, so it is only true some of the time, which makes it statistically much more likely to exist in nature.

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    Dustin Kerksieck
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    6 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The sun's size doesn't matter for a lunar eclipse; the earth is the object casting the shadow. The earth's shadow is about 2.5 times the size of the moon. The second sentence should say "This is why they look about the same size in the sky".

    Paul O'Connor
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Might be a bit tricky for a 4 yr old?

    Mona Hammock
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    'farther" away, not further. Use 'farther' whenever you are talking about distance.

    Jackie Wacky
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wow! The beauty of mathematics.

    Stannous Flouride
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Also, it is theorized that because of the tides it creates, the moon accelerated the development of life on the Earth.

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    #33

    Father Asks Strangers To Suggest Interesting Facts He Could Tell His Daughter, Gets 40 Responses There is a bank in Italy that trades entirely in parmesan cheese.

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    Giorgio Filardi
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not true, IT only accepts parmesan as garantee

    Grumble O'Pug
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    *sneaks into the vault with a small plate and knife*

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    nanashi
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    people had been robbing the wrong kind of bank this whole time

    R.s. Potter
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Getting it out of the ATM is a bit of a challenge.

    Jim Price
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Could I deposit Swiss cheese into a Swiss bank account... or have I missed the hole point?

    AloofFox
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have a few friends who’d love this!!

    Monica Siciliano
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The meaning of "you eaten your money"...😂

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    #34

    Father Asks Strangers To Suggest Interesting Facts He Could Tell His Daughter, Gets 40 Responses The pyramids were ancient when Cleopatra was around.

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    chi-wei shen
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There is actually a bigger time gap between the first pyramids and Cleopatra than between Cleopatra and today.

    Marianne Contrino
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was going to add that, but I saw you already had. It's crazy when you think about it!!

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    Grumble O'Pug
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cleo was a descendant of a Greek general who was basically given Egypt by Alexander the great, the Ptolemaic line. So she really wasn't even Egyptian.

    Wayne Harrison
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cleopatra lived closer to e first manned moon landing than the first pyramid.

    Carol Emory
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cleopatra was also part Greek since she was a descendant of Ptolemy, one of the Generals that served under Alexander the Great.

    James Mutisya
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The old age question of mortality. 5000 years from now people will also wander about our way of life that is if the nukes remain unused

    Ana M
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes about 5,000 years.

    R.s. Potter
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She was actually Greek in origin.

    Delphia Strickland
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And Cleopatra was Macedonian Greek, not Egyptian.

    blugeagua
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well no s**t. Cleopatra was only around a good two thousand years ago, whereas the pyramids had been around for several thousand.

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    #35

    Father Asks Strangers To Suggest Interesting Facts He Could Tell His Daughter, Gets 40 Responses Cashews come from a fruit.

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    Kristy P
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You cannot buy cashews with their shells because the outer parts can cause a rash like poison ivy. To protect consumers, they take them out of the shell before sale.

    Kimberly Jordan
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was so excited to find the tree in my yard was cashew tree. Read about preparing them .... had my hubby cut it down the next day!

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    Anita Trenner
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Only one nut per fruit, which is why they're so expensive.

    elfin
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    Premium
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So do almonds. It's part of the stone fruit family, which includes cherries, plums, peaches and nectarines.

    Maurício Seabra
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And the fruit is delicious. Very popular in Brazil.

    Umoh Bassey-Duke
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, we used to eat those growing up in Nigeria. The juice from the fruit leaves permanent stains on your clothes. We always left the seeds to the adults. I had a few friends at school who got burnt by the seeds

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    #36

    Sharks predate trees.

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    Pamela24
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sharks are awesome! My favourite animal when I was little. I still use this fact whenever there's the "say two truths and a lie about yourself" game.

    Becky Samuel
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This one confused me until I realised the difference between pre-date and predate. Sharks definitely do not hunt down trees for breakfast.

    Ines
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thank you, I didn't even get it until I read your comment! haha

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    Fish Boden
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had a moment of thinking the claim was that sharks eat trees!

    DE Ray
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I mean, they are predatory...

    Miss Cris
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    6 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sharks eat trees... How?

    Mosheh Wolf
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There are deep water sharks off of the coast of green that are so old that some may be older than the word "shark".

    Susan Scripture
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I read that as predate i.e. eat trees, rather than … oh well, it's been a long day!

    Andrew Bridge
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "predate" sounded wrong in my head and I just had a moment of "how? Trees are on land"

    Jonathon Smith
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wow, never realised this, its awesome

    varwenea
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Woah! Definitely mind blown. 🤯

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    #37

    A blue whale's heart is as big as a Volkswagen beetle.

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    tuzdayschild
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But does it have a slot for a flower vase?

    rockrolla
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is not true. According to National geographic, a Volkswagen Beetle measures about 14 feet long, 6 feet wide, and 5 feet tall. It weighs about 3,000 pounds. A blue whale’s heart is only about 5 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 5 feet tall. It weighs about 400 pounds.

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    #38

    Father Asks Strangers To Suggest Interesting Facts He Could Tell His Daughter, Gets 40 Responses Kangaroos can’t walk backwards.

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    Laugh Fan
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm not very good at it either.

    Sasy
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It is why it and the Emu are on our coat of arms, so Australia will always move forward.

    Carol Taylor
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As an Aussie I was going to write the same thing but thought I'd check comments first. No point in doubling up on info.

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    wandile dludlu
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They don't have to... they can punch their way through anything

    Kimberley Stone
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Neither can emus. That's why they're on our Australian coat of arms. Never go backwards.

    Sue Arnold
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Neither can emus, which is supposed to be one of the reasons why they were chosen for the Australian state of arms, never take a step backwards.

    Mylene Hobman
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Neither can the emu. This is why they are on Australia's ciat of arms. To signify us moving forward.

    Caroline Melzer
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Neither can emus - which is why they both are on the Australian coat of arms

    Wyndmere
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    4th time for this comment. Now we know who the Aussies are. : )

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    Miss Cris
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh, but they can sit, it's obvious but I had never seen it before. :)

    Neon Petra
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Partly, but also because of the joints in their knees. They don't allow the kangaroo to move backwards. Also because they mainly jump.

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    #39

    Otters have skin pockets for their favorite rocks.

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    Nyree Williams
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love the otterly adorable otter facts!

    Demonic Darkness
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just don't Google facts about them. It will ruin your perception of the cute little Devils.

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    okpkpkp
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We saw this somewhere else on Bored Panda today. They hold hands and have a rock pocket.

    Magpie
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They use those rocks to open seashells.

    Cdickson
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The otters use the rocks to break open kelp seeds.

    Carlos Benjamin
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It’s a tool pouch. The rock isn’t a “favorite”. It’s a tool.

    Benny Best
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    okay that is so cute i wish i had one and could put my fav rock in it

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    #40

    There is the term „rubberducking“ which is used by programmers to help them find mistakes. They explain their problem to a rubber duck and by doing so often find a solution.

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    Hans
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In fact, code reviews, i.e. manually checkling code (line by line) in a small group of people is oftentimes more effective than sophisticated testing techniques.

    Tomek Sztuk
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It can be, but often you are able to detect mistakes only when you test the whole system and how components interact with each other, what is impossible for code review. Both methods are valuable and best used together ;)

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    PandaPiñata
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why not explain it to a cow? They get excited when they solve a puzzle. I read that in one of the posts placed higher in this list :)

    Maxie Berkmann
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Good point, but try getting one in your office or at home.

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    Kathy Baylis
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Funny how you can have a problem rolling around in your brain for days, but the minute you start talking it through (even if you’re only talking out loud to yourself—-or to a rubber ducky), and you can actually hear it, the solution becomes crystal clear.

    Šimon Špaček
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As an IT tech I think that average rubber duck is more inteligent than average end-user.

    Master Markus
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ??? So just talking to yourself and thinking over the issue?

    Mosheh Wolf
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Rubber ducky, you're the one, you make coding lots of fun"

    Bob Beltcher
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They also throw the duck when they get mad.

    Wyndmere
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Hey, programmers are idiots" * throws a duck at me* ... * I catch the duck and run away* "Score!"

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    B
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You could also explain the problem to the CEO and have exactly the same response and feedback.

    meow point1
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ernie would make a good programmer, then.

    F. H.
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That works with in any subject. In my experience, it's best to explain it to someone who doesn't know much about the field.

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    #41

    Father Asks Strangers To Suggest Interesting Facts He Could Tell His Daughter, Gets 40 Responses A polar bear's skin is black.

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    Restless
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Which makes sense....I mean I have red hair, my skin is not red.

    Týna Ef
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    and tigers skin has actual stripes..so...

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    Ksenia M
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    and their fur is not white but translucent)

    D. Pitbull
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Their fur follicles (?) are also actually CLEAR - not white!

    Unwelcomed Guest
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This fact has just completely freaked out Donald Trump

    Mathieu Brouwers
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Their skin is dark to collect more heat. Their hair is white and hollow so the sunlight shines throu.

    Jeff heinemann
    Community Member
    6 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    so is my dogs. No really it is.

    Fred and George Weasley
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    why is the polar bear in the photo half shaved?

    Magpie
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But why is that poor bear in - looks like - prison.

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    #42

    Father Asks Strangers To Suggest Interesting Facts He Could Tell His Daughter, Gets 40 Responses Apples float but pears sink. Apples float because they are 25% air.

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    Phil Boswell
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sometimes this is the only way you can tell if a particular fruit is a pear or an apple: there are some varieties of each that look just like the other!

    Phoenix
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Like the Asian Pear? Totally thought it was an apple, the first time I saw one.

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    Esca Sav
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This reminds me of a science project I presented in middle school. If you take diet coke and regular coke and place them in a bucket, one sinks and the other floats. Diet will float and the regular will sink due to sugar as far as I remember (or something with carbohydrates, but I don't know why I keep going back to that idea). Has to do with density

    D. Pitbull
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sooo... would an apple-pear (also known as an Asian Pear) - stay suspended in the middle?

    Miss Cris
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm trying it in a while!!!

    #43

    A Siamese cats fur color is dependent on its body temperature. That’s why the colder areas of the body such as the nose, paws, and tail are darker than the rest.

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    Danielle Renee
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    calicos, tortoiseshell cats are almost always female and orange are mostly male

    Valerie G.
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    and if you want to know what "point" a Siamese kitten is, you can turn it upside down and see the colour on the bottom of its feet, since they are born white.

    Jonathon Smith
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It is the same for many breeds. Someone actually invented a wearable cooling pack so you can can make cats fur grow in strange patterns

    #44

    Mandarin for zebra translates as ribbon horse. Similarly, giraffes are long-necked deer, and pandas are big bear cats.

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    tuzdayschild
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love ribbon horse and shall use it evermore.

    Cassie
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love big bear cat and shall initiate its use.

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    Cat on a bike
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    pandas are totally accurate and true

    E A M
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Big bears cats is just amazing...

    María Hermida
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Also, I think "owl" in Mandarin translates as "cat head".

    DC
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    you forgot 'eagle' at its end, so its 'cat head eagle'... dwl

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    Monday
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Put over to Afrikaans a giraffe becomes a camel horse.....and a leopard becomes a lazy horse.

    Jim Price
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I once longed to own a Stutz Panda... still do, as a matter of fact.

    Walter Cheego
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And racoon translates into trash panda

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    #45

    Pineapples used to be so expensive that people would rent them as a centerpiece for their party.

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    Foxxy
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A pineapple can take up to 3 years to mature but are often cultivated between 18-24 months and one plant grows one single pineapple.

    Lauren Caswell
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And they designed special manure boxes to keep them hot when growing. This disgusting fact brought to you by watching Bob the builder with my son

    athornedrose
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    also pineapples can explode if they've been left for too long because they start fermenting and that causes gas pressure that makes them then bust out of their skin

    Frozengeckolover
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I learned this fact while reading classic literature. In a lot of stories people wanted pineapples painted on their walls, or they would have a pineapple as a centerpiece and someone would remark about them being "well to do". I'm reading that thinking, "What a weird focal point! Better Google it."

    Bored Moogle
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Now you can get pineapples for a dollar.

    Bacony
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And also, there's a building in Scotland with a pineapple shaped roof!

    A B C
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How do you _rent_ a pineapple? It's supposed to be eaten, not shown, and after eating, you can't give it back ó_O

    F. H.
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It was exotic and expensive. If someone imported them, renting them away several times for decoration probably made more money than selling them once for eating.

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    #46

    You can always see your own nose, but your brain learns to filter it out.

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    Lauren Caswell
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And you see upside down, but your brain flips it's the right way round

    Halestorm
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That actually makes me wonder if babies consistently see their noses and wonder what it is...

    RRP
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    6 years ago

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    Must not make Jew joke

    #47

    the word "bed" actually looks like a bed.

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    furrybumkins
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And I should be sleeping, it's 3am.

    John L
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh no! How am I going to cover the hole in my head from having my mind blown.

    #48

    Father Asks Strangers To Suggest Interesting Facts He Could Tell His Daughter, Gets 40 Responses Butterflies smell with their feet.

    scratchybanana , Pete G Report

    Miss Cris
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh, I hope their feet doesn't smell like the humans, too.

    wandile dludlu
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I knew this one, I knew this one, I knew this one... if this were a test, I wouldn't get 0

    Jon Parker
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How do their feet smell? Terrible! =D

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    #49

    Father Asks Strangers To Suggest Interesting Facts He Could Tell His Daughter, Gets 40 Responses There are more ways to arrange a deck of cards than there are stars in our galaxy.

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    chi-wei shen
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    52!=80,658,175,170,943,878,571,660,636,856,403,766,975,289,505,440,883,277,824,000,000,000,000

    varwenea
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I knew someone would type this! 😂

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    Miss Cris
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I like the pattern of the cards like that. Maybe for a scarf or a skirt...

    boredhuman
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Can someone explain this to me like i'm a 5 year old?

    J. Zingler
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Imagine you have only 6 cards. The potential ways of arrangig it are 6 x 5 x4 x3 x2 x 1first you have 6 cards to arrange, then 5, then 4 then two and then only 1 card left.

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    Enrich925
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The actual FUN fact of the number of ways to shuffle a deck of cards is "There are more ways to shuffle a deck of cards than there are seconds that have passed in the history of the universe."

    Ben Smith
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Anytime you shuffle a deck of cards it’s the very first time in history a deck has been in that order

    Katrė
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And there was probably no decks that were shuffled the same way since the beginning of time and it most likely won't be. :O

    Jonathon Smith
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Bizarrely there are some bridge leagues that have been strictly recorded and freak 'that should never happen' sequences of shuffles have occurred, defying all the maths.

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    Restless
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My small mind cannot compute that

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    #50

    Some penguins propose to mates by bringing them rocks for a nest.

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    NamedMeMyself
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Will you marry me?" Holds out a brick.

    Frozengeckolover
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Sure" *takes your brick and adds it it my collection* "Soon I will have enough to build a house"

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    tuzdayschild
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    6 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Human beings propose with rocks too. Small world.

    Nicky OldfieldDesciple
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There has also been instances where if a penguin sees that another penguin has a nicer rock he will try to steal it. And if a female penguin sees a rock she likes she will offer her "services" to get it. Yes there are penguin thieves and prostitutes out there.

    Randy Dhuyvetter
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cheaper than a diamond ring. Why can't humana do this instead?

    NamedMeMyself
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We kind of do... the penguins only want the prettiest and best rocks available.. So diamonds kind of fit the bill.

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    Susan Costin
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That’s why I didn’t marry a penguin

    ispeak catanese
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Otters may want to date penguins, sounds like they both appreciate rocks.

    athornedrose
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i mean to be fair, so do we kinda

    Madzdad the bard
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Isn't that what we humans do? Just a smaller, more expensive rock.

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    #51

    Father Asks Strangers To Suggest Interesting Facts He Could Tell His Daughter, Gets 40 Responses It snows metal on planet Venus.

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    Luis Milian
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    do they have their own unique shapes just like our snow flakes?

    Night Owl
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And would aliens on Venus build metalman instead of snowman?

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    AP
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes, metal snowflakes = Ninja Throwing Stars

    A B C
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just imagine being on a skiing vacation on Venus. Then there comes a "snow" storm, going plink-plink-plink on your helmet. That'd be annoying.

    wandile dludlu
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Can't wait for the day scientist discover oil in other planets... the americans will advance space travel in a year

    Tiny Dynamine
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Strange to use the word snow here! Why not rains?

    Angel
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This would be "accurate" as the metal falling would be in its solid, not liquid state.

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    Salinger Foyard
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    its actually molten lava (which is metal)

    M O'Connell
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That is literally the most Metal snow there is.

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    #52

    Kangaroos will often lead predators to water, then continuously jump on and off of their heads to drown them to death.

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    Luis Milian
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    all you have to do is walk backwards, they will be so disappointed that they can do it themselves that they will leave you alone.

    tuzdayschild
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The more I learn about kangaroos the less I'm likely to invite them to dinner.

    Frozengeckolover
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Kangaroo: "Before you kill me, come look at this real quick. That's right look deep into the water. It's cool, I swear." *Kangaroo then proceeds to curb stomp that mfer into the water*

    Pumbaa
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah that sounds like a good story to tell your 4yo..

    Lenka Smetanová
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I used to have a wolf as my spirit animal... but now Kangaroo it is!

    furrybumkins
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I hope I never cross a mad kangaroo!

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    #53

    If today, you took off in a rocket that travels at 99% the speed of light and spent 10 years travelling in space at that same speed, when you get back to earth it would be the year 2048. 10 years would have passed for you but the earth would have experienced 29 years. You just effectively time travelled 19 years into the future.

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    Lauren Caswell
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This whole time vs speed in space has always hurt my brain...

    Desiré Yen
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ha ha ha me too. I don't do well with time and distance either 🙈

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    jaysko
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Watch the movie Interstellar and you will understand

    Esca Sav
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is based off of the "Twin Paradox Theory," but it isn't a paradox and literally no one knows why it's called that. Essentially there are twins (A and B), both born at the same time and meant to die at the same time. Twin A stays on Earth and Twin B travels through space. Twin B comes back to Earth after some time and is younger than Twin A. Twin A will die sooner than Twin B, but both will die at the same time biologically. That's the best way I can explain it, but there is a whole lot of other information pertaining to this. If you are interested in seeing the graphical representation of how it works, just search up "Twin Paradox Space Time Diagram" on google. It's what I was using in my relativity course

    Esca Sav
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    6 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There is also one other thing that I thought might be good to mention. Since space is relevant to time, essentially when we are talking to someone, we are talking to their past selves. We are in a different space and difference concept of time, but because it is so minimal, we do not notice it. That's why (in the words of my beloved professor), the only time two people can coexist in the same space and time... is when we hug

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    CR82
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So does your body age 10 years or 29 years? It would have to be 29 right?

    Peko
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Only 10 years passed in your frame of reference so you'd age 10 years.

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    Frozengeckolover
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's no fun. I want to go the other way.

    Lenka Smetanová
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Lets go travel and wait for the Wind of Winter will be released

    Miss Cris
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In fact, you would desintegrate and die

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    #54

    France was still using the Guillotine when Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope came out.

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    ThatGuv
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And then, with the follow up bedtime story being about what a Guillotine was, the 4 year old never slept again...

    Monday
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    not necessarily....4/5 year old me wanted to be an executioner when I grew up. Thought putting the bad guys to sleep forever seemed like a good job.

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    booHguy
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And the death penalty is still used TODAY in many countries, including the USA

    #55

    A group of ferrets is called a business.

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    Wij
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    a murder of crows sounds cool

    Bill
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A congress of baboons

    Edgar Rops
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ah, makes sense now. Congress is full of baboons.

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    John L
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ha, next time I see my friend, I will tell him to mind his business. He has several!

    tuzdayschild
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A cauldron of bats...very witchy.

    Margie S.
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A Congress of chimpanzees.

    Bill
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They like to be called just "Congress"

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    #56

    Giraffes have the same number of vertebrae in their neck as humans.

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    #57

    Babies are born without kneecaps.

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    SanchaTheSeeker
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When they're approximately 3 years old, the soft cartilage of the kneecap will turn into bone

    Peko
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Which makes this "fact" untrue.

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    #58

    Disney World is the second largest buyer and importer of explosives in the USA.

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    Foxxy
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My first thought was WTF then realised they must be talking about fireworks.

    rhyan lumilay
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don't panic! Fireworks! We mean "Fireworks"!

    Dave P
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Disney also has one of the largest "Navies" aka fleets of ships in the world. Something about the mouse doesnt smell right.....first they buy our childhoods, now.......

    Hannyyy
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If disney are the second largest, who the heck is first?!!!

    Pumbaa
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Second largest sounds big but who else is importing explosives? The military? Mining companies? There aren't many.

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    #59

    Father Asks Strangers To Suggest Interesting Facts He Could Tell His Daughter, Gets 40 Responses A snowflake takes around 2 hours to reach the ground.

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    chi-wei shen
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This depends how high above ground it has been formed.

    Andrew Bridge
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nah they just screw around in the cloud for 90 minutes then wander down

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    Hans
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Right-winged idiots be like: "All the snowflakes I know hit ground quickly! har har."

    Foxxy
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And not one of them is the same as another.

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    #60

    It took humanity 4 times longer to switch from copper swords to steel swords than it took us to switch from steel swords to nuclear bombs.

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    Miss Cris
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And then tell her what a nuclear bomb is and how it's been used. It's good to know as soon as possible. But don't tell her about who has the red button now or she won't sleep anymore.

    tuzdayschild
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He doesn't have to tell her all these things right away. He can pace himself.

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    Markus Holstein
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    yeah, but you mean bronze. Copper by itself would be way to soft to form an effective melee weapon

    Jonathon Smith
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There have been copper daggers and (I think) copper halberds from Ireland. An improvement on flint daggers and wooden clubs. But yeah, certainly no swords I can think of.

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    Neon Petra
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And a million times longer to begin to get our world back if all humanity's bombs were used...

    F. H.
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There is no point in history were people used copper swords. Copper daggers, yes, but only for a short period at the end of the neolithic age. Just before the bronze age.

    Tiny Dynamine
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We haven't exactly substituted swords for nuclear bombs! "I challenge you to a duel" Blows up the entire country.

    Ashley Fernandes
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Proof that technological advances have exponential growth

    John L
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not surprising. When your world population is low, your time is spent surviving, not having the "leisure" time to think about the world and how it works.

    Jonathon Smith
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    For my money it's just the opposite. The average person had a lot more free time when their work was dictated by the sun and seasons. Today we are constantly obliged to work by electric lights and a monetary economy. Equally, we are constantly forced to innovate to keep up with our peers at the personal, company and national level. Population certainly plays an important role, but I would think it is mostly down to the increasing weight of accumulated knowledge about the world allowing us exponentially more control over the world.

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    Unwelcomed Guest
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think the key point here is not weapons as the defining aspect of this is the speed of communication. In ancient times communication could could take months or even decades to cross cultures however in modern times it is almost instantaneously. In ancient times empires would last hundreds of years because of the speed of communication whilst soon we will be able to see the rise and fall of empires in a single lifetime

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    #61

    New Zealand has an official wizard.

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    Tahani
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well of course, Gandalf!

    CbusResident
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We in the USA laugh, but we have a Congressional Chaplain, and Christianity is also fiction.

    Ange Marsden
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He casts spells for good weather and goes to public events casting spells for kids to be happy and loved. He drives a VW beetle with two fronts and has been rocking the Harry Potter Wizard vibe since the 70s

    Cassie
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He needs to go cast some good weather joojoo on those bits suffering drought for so long.

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    Jim Price
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Gandalf, right? New Zealand WAS Middle Earth in the Tolkien movies.

    Not-so-MadMax
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I saw him when I was in Christchurch, that would be a wonderfull job to have

    Lauren Caswell
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We do? Oh wait I think he's in Christchurch. Um yeah not my wizard!

    Lauren Caswell
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's like the equivalent of America's underpants cowboy guy with the guitar.

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    ZuriLovesYou
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But magic isn't real. I don't get it.

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    #62

    Rabbits usually sleep during the day, but they often sleep with their eyes open so you can’t tell. If you look closely, sleeping bunnies don’t twitch their noses.

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    Ginge
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mine used to sleep on my chest with eyes closed and a twitchy nose, she also regularly left little 'gifts' on me after she'd woken and jumped off...but that's another story

    Esca Sav
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "but that's another story" XD i literally spit my drink

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    D. Pitbull
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My father-in-law sleeps with his eyes open on occasion... part rabbit?

    NamedMeMyself
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Anya would be horrified at this fact

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    #63

    The worlds smallest bat is the size of a bumblebee.

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    Unwelcomed Guest
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How would you hit a ball with it? It must be tiny and who would be able to use such a bat?

    A B C
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Largest one is the Kalong with a wingspan of up to 1,7 meters!

    Chris Jones
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Be slightly more annoying caught up in the curtains.

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    Nicky OldfieldDesciple
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Kitti's hog-nosed bat The bumblebee bat, also known as Kitti's hog-nosed bat, is the world's smallest bat and the smallest mammal in the world based on skull size. Weighing in at just around 2 grams, it's so small that you might actually confuse one for a bumblebee if it went buzzing by your ear in the night.

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    #64

    If you live in the USA, you have better odds of dating Taylor Swift than dying of Ebola or Bird Flu combined.

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    chi-wei shen
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I didn't expect to see a comparison of dating Taylor Swift and dying of Ebola or Bird Flu.

    DE Ray
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Given the songs she's put out, I imagine several of her exes make that comparison all the time.

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    wandile dludlu
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You have an even greater chance of Taylor Swift writing a song about you when you ultimately break up

    Hans
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yet people panic about these things. The odds of dying from measles because of bloody anti-vaxxer is another story, though.

    Bill
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Odds of dating TS =ZERO,

    tuzdayschild
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well I don't want any of those options.

    varwenea
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My reaction was to laugh out loud. Poor Taylor. Dating her is being compared to deadly diseases. On the other hand, it's unjust that her dating is being picked on. Male celebrities' dating are reported but not with the same level of scrutiny.

    Miss Cris
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't know if a 4yo child is interested in dating and if she can understand this number comparison. She could be afraid of die from an illness.

    Iapetos
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I want neither anyway, so...

    Kusotare
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't think anybody has ever died of Ebola and bird flu combined.

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    #65

    Father Asks Strangers To Suggest Interesting Facts He Could Tell His Daughter, Gets 40 Responses Whales are closer to cows than to sharks.

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    ADHORTATOR
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    they are both mammals, shark is not

    María Hermida
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Obvious! Whales and cows are mammals and sharks are fishes....

    Restless
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't think that cow agrees

    Rissie
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And it's very interesting how two lines of animals did find such physical similarities a long way down the road. Nature is fun!

    Jim Price
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Genetically, but not spatially.

    F. H.
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Now that's just stupid. It's a fact, at least.

    LaDonna Hulcy
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love the judgie look the cow is giving us!

    Jonathon Smith
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    6 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Whales are much close to dogs, raccoons and bears than cows, I believe. EDIT: I Believe wrong (see below)

    Master Markus
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't think so. Whales are in the order Artiodactyla, or "even-toed ungulates". They're most related to animals like hippos.

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    #66

    6-year olds laugh an average of 300 times a day

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    Lenka Smetanová
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just like me when watching the big bang theory marathon

    Lindsey Hopkins
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My 6 year old laughs at pretty much everything. I believe this wholeheartedly!

    John L
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's because they haven't realized yet they will have to work for the rest of their lives.....

    #67

    Rainbows are circles.

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    Anne
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So.. no end.. the pot of gold is a lie!!

    tuzdayschild
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you can find the end of the circle, you get the gold. They're not going to make it easy.

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    Miss Cris
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You can see pics taken from airplanes.

    Magpie
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is true I was lucky enough to see a rainbow from an aeroplane. Amazing!

    misteriosa
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I knew this, when you see a rainbow from an airplane, it looks like a circle.

    #68

    Elephants are usually right or left tusked, the same way humans are right or left-handed.

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    Ronel du Plessis
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You can tell which one by looking at the tusks. The one they prefer will have a mark on the preferred tusk

    Magpie
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Domestic cats have a preferred front paw. If you watch them and count it up you will be able to tell.

    Dorothy Parker
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Unless their teachers force them to be one or the other, which can lead to an anxious elephant.

    Ashley Fernandes
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cats and dogs usually have a dominant paw.

    John L
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What about the ones with no tusks? So many elephants are being hunted for their tusks, that the recessive ones without tusks are able to mate more and become more common.

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    #69

    Male seahorses carry the baby in their tummy instead of the mommy.

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    Anne
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In the pouch, right? not inside the tummy?

    Pumbaa
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just like the Emperor penguins

    Master Markus
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    WHAT ADULT SAYS TUMMY!? It's in a pouch around the stomach area.

    Jonathon Smith
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I always wonder how they decided that it was the male carrying the baby. Probably something simple and technical. But the 'female' has an ovipositor/penis which would be the usual criteria for assigning sex. Is it just down to the fact the 'female' has the larger gametes that look like eggs? Or are there signs that make it obvious the 'female' has the traditional egg-laying role in closely related species?

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    #70

    A hummingbird weighs less than a penny.

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    Ben Smith
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No. The average hummingbird weighs 4 grams and a penny weighs 2.5 grams. There might be a certain species of hummingbird that weighs less but on average this is not the case.

    Lindsay Bøe
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It states a hummingbird weighs less than a penny, and yes, the smallest of the species does indeed.

    John L
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes, bird bones are hollow.

    #71

    You are physically able to bite your own thumb off with ease, but your body automatically prevents you from using full force.

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    Foxxy
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wonder who was the unlucky soul that picked the short straw to test that theory lol.

    Pamela24
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Might have happened to someone having a seizure. :/

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    Iapetos
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Try another person's thumb, it's much easier.

    Lindsey Hopkins
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why would anyone want to bite off their own thumb?

    queen...<3
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How do you know that it isn't? Just because you've never heard of it doesn't make it not true lol

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    Miss Cris
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think it's just a matter of flexibility.

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    #72

    Some frogs will glow when they eat fireflies.

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    A B C
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In case you have neither frog nor fireflies at hand: youtu.be/PfpymnBeWBI

    Margie S.
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    6 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I saw a video of this on the internet, the frogs stomach was blinking. https://youtu.be/PIjfdHwdF_s

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    #73

    Father Asks Strangers To Suggest Interesting Facts He Could Tell His Daughter, Gets 40 Responses The building in the world with the most toilets is Wembley Stadium.

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    Laugh Fan
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The ladies loos were! Can't vouch for the other.

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    Batwench
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yet there are always queues for the ladies.

    M O'Connell
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In the US, public buildings have their plumbing tested by simulating a worst-case scenario of every toilet in the building being flushed at once. Can Wembley Stadium stand up to that?

    Steve Barnett
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Good thinking in the design of the new Wembley Stadium.The old stadium had so few toilets and the queues were so long, men would just p**s against the walls.

    #74

    a platypus lays eggs and has milk. making it the only mammal that could, in theory, make its own custard.

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    Foxxy
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Almost correct. Echidnas also lay eggs and produce milk. They come under the label monotreme. There are only 5 species of monotremes which are the platypus and 4 different types of echidnas. They can only be found in Australia and New Guinea.

    D. Pitbull
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    YES!!! One of the few biofacts that has stuck with me forever. Monotremes also all happen to be very cute... hence why when I saw that Knuckles was supposed to be an Echidna I was quite distressed (That... is NOT... an Echidna!)

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    Not-so-MadMax
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think the echidna would be more succesful at making custard, because its front paws are better suited for the task.

    Pretty Pangolin
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Now I have the mental picture of a platypus wearing a chef's hat and preparing a custard...

    Bill
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Platypus Custard has made the bucket list

    Lauren Caswell
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Doesn't their milk ooze out their skin coz they don't have nips?

    A B C
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think I read that somewhere, too, but where was that? Oh, right, further above.

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    Frozengeckolover
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's disgusting. Why would anyone think of that? Did someone think, "Hey, wouldn't it be cool if we could make custard from the product of a single animal? I wonder if there is such an animal? Oh, a platypus could do it!"?

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    It's disgusting....

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    I like the custard part but platypuses aren't mammals.

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    #75

    A single bat can eat half of their body weight, or up to 1,000 mosquitoes, a night.

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    Miss Cris
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This bat is welcome at home!

    tuzdayschild
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can eat half my body weight in cookies in one night.

    #76

    Calls to plumbers double the day after Thanksgiving.

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    Frozengeckolover
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    For toilet clogs, or people pouring grease down the kitchen drain?

    tuzdayschild
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm choosing not to think to hard on this one.

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    #77

    Cocoa was called cacauhatl in Aztec language meaning water of life. Same as Irish Gaelic word uisce beatha, but they meant whisky.

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    ADHORTATOR
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I prefer the Irish version

    debrina blackmoon
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    whisky and tequila are nasty-i prefer schnapps and rum

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    Miss Cris
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's why both together are good for everything. And taste yuuumi

    DE Ray
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Guys. Guys! Idea! *Chocolate Whiskey*

    A B C
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'll take that argument the next time I'm having whisky for breakfast. I mean, basically it's the same...

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    #78

    In France, it's still illegal to call your pig 'Napoleon'

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    #79

    The Hawaiian alphabet only has 12 letters.

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    #80

    Father Asks Strangers To Suggest Interesting Facts He Could Tell His Daughter, Gets 40 Responses Fish can drown.

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    Silverfish_13
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This happens because of the lack of oxygen in the water sometimes. They breathe the oxygen in H2O, they don't breathe water

    F. H.
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No, they don't breath the oxygen in H20 - if they would, they couldn't "drown" (wrong word, suffocate would be correct). H20 always contains oxygen, if it doesn't, it's not water anymore. Fish breath oxygen dissolved in water. They can suffocate when this oxygen is used up by other processes, for example the decay of organic material.

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    The Cute Cat
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Fish require oxygen, just like we do. Oxygen is naturally present in water. So when their water contain too little oxygen, then they die just like human when drowning.

    Stille20
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wait... these are suppose to be fun facts

    Frozengeckolover
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Makes sense. Humans can die from too much oxygen.

    Rissie
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When there is not enough oxygen in the water. https://www.fishkeepingworld.com/can-fish-drown/

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    Catherine Eugenio
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm too lazy to google it so here it goes: how?

    Rissie
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Writing this reply probably cost more time than searching for the answer :)

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    #81

    Horses can’t vomit.

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    F. H.
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nor can frogs. But they can just spit out their stomach, empty it and swallow it back down.

    Cat on a bike
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And if they do they die 😔 Not a fun fact for a 4 year old

    Samantha Lomb
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No they can't vomit at all which is why the colic and choke from which they can die. Its why you have to stomach tube them to bring all that stuff back up

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    SirPatTheCat
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think that's why they get colic

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    #82

    Jellyfish and lobsters are immortal unless outside forces intervene.

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    The Cute Cat
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This has been debunked.. Lobster still have a limit of changing their outer skeleton (or skin). When the skin changing is no longer suit their larger body, then they will die..

    NamedMeMyself
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ..so maybe they count their "outer skeleton" as an outside force? ; )

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    Esca Sav
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    6 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Immortality isn't technically proven, but the jellyfish that comes to mind is Turritopsis dohrnii. https://thebiologist.rsb.org.uk/biologist/158-biologist/features/1510-everlasting-life-the-immortal-jellyfish

    Andy boi
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There’s even a species of jellyfish called the Immortal Jellyfish

    Bill
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Lobsters taste best with drawn butter

    #83

    Broccoli is classified as both a vegetable and a flower.

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    Foxxy
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    For hundreds of years farmers bred the plant Brassica Oleracea (wild mustard plant) into many different other varieties including broccoli, cauliflower, Brussel sprouts, Kale, cabbage and Kohlrabi.

    Cassie
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Vegetable is a culinary term and flower is a botanical identification.

    Bill
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And incorrectly classified as edible

    John L
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Makes sense. Half the time I buy broccolini, it is starting to flower.

    Iapetos
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Romanesco, Cauliflower, Artichoke...

    ravina nimje
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And they are engineered not real vegetable

    Monday
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I disagree....it's very much a real vegetable. Maybe not a naturally evolved vegetable...but a real one none the less.

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    #84

    You share 60% of your DNA with a banana. You are 60% banana.

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    Laugh Fan
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No wonder I keep getting bitten by insects - I taste GOOOOD!

    tuzdayschild
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can't tell you how much this explains.

    Madzdad the bard
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So we are basically a banana, but with anxiety?

    ispeak catanese
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    LOL! And hair. We're anxious and hairy bananas.

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    D. Pitbull
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Really... according to my parents and all my Asian friends... I'm 100% Banana.

    Frozengeckolover
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Actually, I read that it's between 60 and 62%. Does that mean some people are more banana than others? Lol.

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    #85

    A human’s ears and nose never stop growing.

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    Miriam L
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As I recall, it's not that they continue to grow but that the skin and cartilage sag, making them appear larger. Correct me if I'm wrong

    Cassie
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You're probably right, much like the old myth that hair and nails continue to grow even in your grave. They don't, the skin just shrinks back making them look longer.

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    Martti Laurson
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Grandma why do you have such big ears? Because I'm old

    Peko
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not actually proven.

    Alex Bailey
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just need to look at a photo of an old man and compare it to one of him younger... it is obvious then. More so on men than women for some reason.

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    A B C
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Best proof for that is everybody's granddad.

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    #86

    Male lions sleep 23 of the 24 hours in a day.

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    Anne
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I found my spirit animal

    Katherine Boag
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Please don't use the term spirit animal, it appropriates native american spiritual practices. Instead you can say patronus, favourite animal, kindred spirit...

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    Jensi
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Most sources say 18-20 hours. How about some fact-checking before reposting "facts"?

    Chris Jones
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Perhaps the ones they asked were lying - or lioning.

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    Silverfish_13
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Actually, I'm pretty sure it's only a little more than 20, not the whole day.

    Lenka Smetanová
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I know now in what I wanted to be reincarnated

    Ashley Fernandes
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Because the women do all the hunting. Male lion's are lazy as s**t and basically just pee to mark their territory. They only fight when challenged and that's not that often.

    Crochet lady
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I knew my golden retriever was part lion, this proves it!

    Dave P
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    not exactly true, the sleep 21 hours a day, hunt 1 hour, and chill 2 hours, infact the other animals know when a lion has been fed, so when the lion is satiated and resting they will walk right next to the lions with no fear. But this is only true about sleeping unless it is mating season (in which case they spend a few hours with all the females in the pride and try to a*s more females), or if there is a food or water shortage and they have to go searching

    Magpie
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But snails can sleep for years.

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    #87

    A photon takes 40,000 years to travel from the core of the sun to the surface of the sun. But it takes just eight minutes to travel from there to the earth.

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    #88

    Father Asks Strangers To Suggest Interesting Facts He Could Tell His Daughter, Gets 40 Responses Worms have 5 hearts.

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    Lenka Smetanová
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    so basically they can date 5 fitems before they start ctrying because that idiot brok their heart

    Pretty Pangolin
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ...and snakes have two unequal lungs situated lengthwise.

    tuzdayschild
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This explains why they're so loving.

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    #89

    About 1 million people die from mosquito bites every year. That’s about 100 per hour.

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    Mark
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Apparently more than half the people EVER born have died from mosquito bites.

    Daria Z
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Aw.. a 4 y/o girl would hardly be amazed I suppose :/

    John L
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The mosquito is the deadliest animal on earth and has (indirectly IE malaria) killed more people than any other animal.

    Magpie
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Diseases transmitted by mosquitoes include malaria, dengue, West Nile virus, chikungunya, yellow fever,[1] filariasis, tularemia, dirofilariasis, Japanese encephalitis, Saint Louis encephalitis, Western equine encephalitis, Eastern equine encephalitis,[2] Venezuelan equine encephalitis, Ross River fever, Barmah Forest fever, La Crosse encephalitis, and Zika fever,[2] as well as newly detected Keystone virus and Rift Valley fever.

    Bill
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Great way to give a 4 yo nightmares or staying up all night wondering if that trip out to play might be her last

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    #90

    Father Asks Strangers To Suggest Interesting Facts He Could Tell His Daughter, Gets 40 Responses They played golf on the moon one time.

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    Frozengeckolover
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How very American! Bringing the dullest sport of all time to a big rock floating out in space!

    Kusotare
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Still looking for the ball...

    Jim Price
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Too many sand traps, not enough greens.

    AP
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Must be a hell of a long fairway...no gravity

    Martti Laurson
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    6 years ago

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    furrybumkins
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Frisbee would have been a blast.

    M O'Connell
    Community Member
    6 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A frisbee would simply fall in a parabolic arc, like any other object thrown on the moon. Frisbees rely on a cushion of air created by a pressure difference between their upper and lower surfaces.

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    #91

    Father Asks Strangers To Suggest Interesting Facts He Could Tell His Daughter, Gets 40 Responses There's a D in Fridge but not in Refrigerator

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    Artex Gorilla
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You don't need to put bananas in the fridge

    Nomadus Aureus
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Depends on where you live. I left out bananas in SA just once. Mush in a matter of hours.

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    Mark Howards
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Apparently there was a d in Jeffrey Dahmer's .

    Martti Laurson
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sometimes there's also a D in my wife

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    #92

    Father Asks Strangers To Suggest Interesting Facts He Could Tell His Daughter, Gets 40 Responses J K Rowling is richer than the Queen.

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    Laugh Fan
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She also earned her wealth.

    Madzdad the bard
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And she just dropped off the billionaires list due to her philanthropy, that is great!

    tuzdayschild
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Every day another reason to love this woman.

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    Desiré Yen
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Was this before or after she gave away her money to charity 🤔

    Anne
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not anymore isn't she? JKR donated so much she fell off the richest list I read

    varwenea
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Anne, She donated so much that she is no longer a billionaire. But she is still plenty rich.

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    Ale_Vidal23
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i doubt that a 4-year-old kid would understand this

    ZuriLovesYou
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Damn. Maybe I need to become an author.

    Fred and George Weasley
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i had to look it up to believe it but yes, its true

    varwenea
    Community Member
    6 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not a surprise. But she donated a lot too. Also, Queen Elizabeth is worth "only" about 500 million, far lower than many industry giants.

    RRP
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    except the queen owns all the land

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    #93

    Messages from the human brain travel along nerves at up to 200 miles an hour (322 km/h).

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    Wij
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i...don't ....get...it.....................................oh, now.....i ....do....

    Madzdad the bard
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, but I have a lot of traffic jams.

    Unwelcomed Guest
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Pretty sure mine goes 4X this...which probably explaines why windows keep exploding around me

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    #94

    For an adult human, taking just one step uses up to 200 muscles.

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    A B C
    Community Member
    6 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And how many for a child? I mean, they have the same bones and the same muscles, so why would it be different? Infants might be different though, as I just learned they don't have kneecaps

    Jim Price
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Now if we could only make that step burn 200 calories!

    Unwelcomed Guest
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Which explaines why immobility can case the muscles to atrophy at 2% per day

    #95

    Betty White is older than sliced bread.

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    João Ferreira
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, but "That's the best thing since Betty White" doesn't sound very good, does it?

    #96

    Ultramarathon runner Dean Karnazes once ran 50 marathons in 50 states in 50 days

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    Neon Petra
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And pulled 50 muscles and had to visit 50 hospitals because he was so exhausted.

    Vic
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Let's give this comment 50 upvotes

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    ZuriLovesYou
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Around the states in 50 days. I like it.

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    #97

    The red food-coloring (carmine) that's used in a lot of candy is made up of a kind of beetle.

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    Master Markus
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    People say that a lot, but I really think that considering the differences in anatomy, it's really not accurate to call it "vomit". It doesn't have bile in it or anything.

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    Foxxy
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It’s made up from a cochineal beetle. The colour is used in many things from makeup to foods including yoghurt and m&ms etc.

    Bill
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Alcohol is yeast poop.

    Frozengeckolover
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yep. Love me some crushed up beetles in my food. Yum! Also, most natural raspberry flavoring is actually beaver a**l gland juice. Technically, it's natural. I type this while sipping a raspberry Coke. Yum!

    F. H.
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In the US it might be, but usually it's just produced by bacteria or mold, like most things called natural flavouring.

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    comboplush
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I JUST chomped down on a red covered liquorice snack at the exact moment I read this. Thanks, BP.

    F. H.
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would not say in "a lot of candy". It's expensive and can be substituted by artificial stuff, so it's rare nowadays.

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    #98

    Father Asks Strangers To Suggest Interesting Facts He Could Tell His Daughter, Gets 40 Responses Some fish cough.

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    F. H.
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How? They don't have most of the organs they would need for that. You probably mean "spit out water to get rid of stuff inside their mouths". That's not coughing. That's spitting.

    Iris Engler
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Herrings farts to communicate together :-)

    Serbob
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My husband and I do that too. He's a lot more talkative than I am.

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    Pamela24
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And some fish suffer from memory loss.

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    #99

    Making pennies cost more than their actual value.

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    chi-wei shen
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The same holds true for the Euro cent. Thats why some countries already stopped using the 1 and 2 cent coins.

    A B C
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'd love them to stop that altogether, basically getting us rid of all those x,99 prices. If it's 1,99€, why not simply make it 2€ and get rid of that one cent nobody needs and wants either?

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    DE Ray
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This wouldn't be an issue if we stopped allowing the currency to be constantly devalued through inflation - but that would cause the rich a mild inconvenience, so it's not likely.

    CbusResident
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But the US Mint does't manufacture pennies to give them to themselves to create government revenue, but rather to distribute to banks who then circulate them in the economy. Pennies still play an important role in the economy; for Starbucks say, a difference in their accounting, amounting to pennies on a cup of coffee - multiplied by the billions of them they sell, adds up to a very substantial amount of money. It could create real problems for them and many other major businesses if there were no pennies.

    Foxxy
    Community Member
    6 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The Australian 5c piece costs 6c to make.

    #100

    Koalas sleep 22 hours a day.

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    SirPatTheCat
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Koalas also eat virtual poison and that's the only thing they eat, which is why they are so tired all the time, because they get barely any nutrition from their food

    Kristy P
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Because they're all gorked out on eucalyptus!

    Magpie
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And cicadas can sleep up to seventeen years. ( depending on the exact species).

    Carol Taylor
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's because they're stoned from the eucalyptus they eat.

    Tiina Lehtineva
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What? Why do these animals even excist??? :D

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    #101

    If a human being’s DNA were uncoiled, it would stretch 10 billion miles, from Earth to Pluto and back.

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    tuzdayschild
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I haven't quite worked it out, but I know we can somehow use this to travel to Pluto.

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    #102

    Snails have the most teeth of any animal.

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    Katrė
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Define 'teeth', please:D

    Foxxy
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Snails have rows and rows of microscopic teeth. Together these rows make a radula (a rasp like structure used for scraping food). Snails can have anywhere from 2000 to 15,000 teeth, depending on species.

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    #103

    Camels have three eyelids.

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    Foxxy
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Also some people believe camels store water in their humps when in fact the water is stored in their stomachs from constantly chewing their food. The humps mainly consist of fat.

    Rishav Agarwal
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They don't store water, they use the water they get from metabolising the stored fat.

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    Ginge
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    On each eye, or two on one and one on another??

    #104

    Elephants cant jump.

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    RRP
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    and cant run they always have a foot on the ground no matter how fast they are walking

    brandon sat
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/1426495/Scientists-prove-elephants-can-run.html

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    Csaba Daday
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What's the opposite of mind-blowing?

    Madzdad the bard
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They are also the only animal with four knees.

    Peko
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Either all four-legged mammals have 4 knees or none does.

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    João Ferreira
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Elephants are the only animal with 4 knees. The more you know...

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    #105

    Pigs can get a sunburn.

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    Lenka Smetanová
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    that also goes for relally light colored horses like perlino or albino

    Samantha Lomb
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or any with pink noses with a blase or snip for example or any sort of pinto. But not greys cause their skin is black

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    Ale_Vidal23
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    pigs have in general a similar skin as humans do. Tattoo-artists use pig-skin when they learn how to tattoo

    Foxxy
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When pigs roll in mud it is a way for them to protect themselves from the sun. I believe elephants do it also.

    João Ferreira
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Pigs are the most anatomically similar animals to humans.

    Eric Mac Fadden
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How long is your pigtail? Because mine is.... NÃO, PERA.

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    Iapetos
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Course they can. They also can't sweat, which is why you must really keep them cool at all times.

    Ben Smith
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It’s why they cover themselves in mud. Sunblock

    Ashley Fernandes
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's why they roll in the mud. Natural sunscreen. Elephants, rhino's and hippo's will do the same thing.

    E A M
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So can cats! Especially the gingers...

    Maria Rohlen
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Any animal with less hair and pink skin to.

    María Hermida
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Also can white dogs, like poodles or bichon frise

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    #106

    A teaspoon of a neutron star would weigh 10 million tons on earth.

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    A B C
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Lastly, add one teaspoon of neutron star and bake at 200°C to finish your apocalypse cake"

    Salinger Foyard
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    it wouldn't because there isn't the gravity to hold it together

    Michał Jastrzębski
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    for a split second, before it explosivelly evaporated, obliterating everything within quite large radius.

    #107

    Baby bats are called pups.

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    tuzdayschild
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Coincidentally, so are baby dogs

    F. H.
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In German, baby groundhogs are called monkeys. And male groundhogs bears. And femals cats. Don't ask me why.

    #108

    Slugs have four noses.

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    Jonathon Smith
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Slugs also have shells! I once brought my boss a strange shell and asked him what it was. When he said a slug shell I thought he was joking, but he got a book out and showed me a diagram! They are tiny, oval and usually invisible on the slugs tail. It is how scientists know slugs evolved from snails and not the other way around.

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    #109

    A woodpecker can peck 20 times per second

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    Crochet lady
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have 3 different kinds in my yard that come to my bird feeder, all quite beautiful.

    A B C
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That'd give me a headache.

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    #110

    A new star is born in our galaxy every 18 days.

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    LuckyL
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So at some point there will be more than ways to shuffle a deck of cards?

    A B C
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I just did the math. According to Wikipedia, there are 100-400 billion stars, so I'll average on 250 billion (doesn't quite matter, you'll see). That's 2,5*10^11 stars. Let's call this S. Ways to shuffle a deck of cards, let's call it W, W = 52! = 8,07*10^67 (quite the other number). So stars needed would be N = W - S = 8,07*10^67 - 2,5*10^11 = 8,07*10^67, no change there. Time needed sums up to N * (1 star / 18 days divided by 365 days / year) = 3,98*10^66 years. Not considering the stars that die in the meantime. Guess we can shuffle quite a while. Oh, and trust me, I'm an engineer (guess otherwise I wouldn't have bothered to grab the calculator :D)

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    tuzdayschild
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Maybe, but I don't count reality shows cast members and internet influencers.

    Lucas
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No-one should count those 'stars'.

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    Tiny Dynamine
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Born? A mother star gives birth to it? Or one forms? :D

    Unwelcomed Guest
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    OMG the Universe is a reality TV show....that's it I'm checking out now

    #111

    Violin bows are usually made from horse hair.

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    Pamela24
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My grandpa used to make them. :) This fact wouldn't have impressed me at four years old.

    Norsman
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But it did impress you at some point when you first saw/found out/realized that it is in fact horse hair?

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    #112

    Father Asks Strangers To Suggest Interesting Facts He Could Tell His Daughter, Gets 40 Responses Giraffe tongues are black.

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    Lenka Smetanová
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    and so long that they can stick it into their ear

    A B C
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Only way to clean their ears. Just imagine a giraffe sitting down and scratching their ears like a dog or a cat does. :D

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    Martti Laurson
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    6 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    chow chow has a blue tongue

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    #113

    Bullfrogs never sleep.

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    #114

    One of the founders of this coffee empire was a fan of the book Moby Dick, and wanted to name the company after the stories’ fabled ship Pequod, but they settled instead on naming the company after the ships first mate, Starbuck.

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    debrina blackmoon
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    that was also a character on Battlestar Galactica

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    #115

    Sharks don't blink.

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    Ale_Vidal23
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    seems logic to me, sharks are like fishes and fishes don't blink either

    Yettichild
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A lot of shark species have what are called nictitating membrains that cover their eye while eating to protect it. Other species roll their eyes back in their head while biting.

    A B C
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'd reckon their eyes keep being moist, considering where they live

    #116

    ABC and Twinkle Twinkle Little Star are the same song.

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    Neon Petra
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, the same tune, but i get the point.

    martin734
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And the melody was written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

    NamedMeMyself
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ..because those who made the ABC song used a tune that most children already were familiar with.

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    #117

    Most people have more than the average number of arms.

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    LuckyL
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    then two wouldn't be the average number of arms - or am I wrong?

    SanchaTheSeeker
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You're right because some people don't have any and some have one... so the average would be less than 2

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    NamedMeMyself
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Simple math - there are more people with less than two arms than there are people with more than two arms.

    Rissie
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's just a play on concepts.

    Anne
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Most people have two. But due to amputations etc, the average number of arms is slightly below two.

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    Bill
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Get you 4 year old lost in symantics while trying to get her to sleep.

    John L
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have to admit...I had to think about this one for a minute.

    Master Markus
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I mean, yeah, because the average is going to be slightly lower due to people having 1 or 0 arms.

    Csaba Daday
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If 1% of people have 1 arm, then the mean is 1.99 and hence 99% would have more than 1.99.

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    Ale_Vidal23
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    like, is it arms like bodyparts or arms like weapons?

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    #118

    The average american eats approx 35,000 cookies in his/her life.

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    Ian Harac
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    For once, I’m above average!

    Anne
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Holy s**t. that's a lot

    brandon sat
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    im below average because i am not a cookie fan

    Jaffa Cake
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How many biscuits do they eat then? If a cookie is a type of biscuit then surely it must more than double?

    #119

    You are closer to death now than you have ever been.

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    Maya Baggins
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yup, tell your kid that before bed, smartass

    LuckyL
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    that's a great thing to say as a bedtime fact ^^

    Csaba Daday
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "And when you wake up, you will be 8 hours closer."

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    Kiss Army
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What a happy bedtime fact for a FOUR YEAR OLD!

    Cassie
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    These were supposed to be for a four-year-old. 0.o

    brandon sat
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ....every single passing second.

    D. Pitbull
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And this is a FABULOUS thing to tell your 4 year old... get 'em paranoid early???

    ZuriLovesYou
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cool. Life sucks anyway.

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    #120

    Balls lose their bounce when stored in the freezer.

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    A B C
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I guess my balls would lose their "bounce", too, if you know what I mean.

    A B C
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Now that one's gonna get downvoted, but I just couldn't resist :>

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    #121

    Father Asks Strangers To Suggest Interesting Facts He Could Tell His Daughter, Gets 40 Responses One time a guy ate an aeroplane. It took him several years but he did it.

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    Foxxy
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That’s a very “plane” diet.

    Falcor
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The other side of that is he sh*t out a plane..

    A B C
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There's only one question left here: why? But I guess the answer is simple - because he could.

    Tiina Lehtineva
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can't even upvote... I'm too scared to think of his teeth.... OMG

    comboplush
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This means that one time a guy also pooped out an aeroplane.

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    #122

    Fleas can jump around 130times their own height. So if a flea were a person six feet high, it can jump 780 feet high just like that.

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    Unwelcomed Guest
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If a flea was that large it wouldn't be able to take in enough oxygen to facilitate the jump in the first place

    Frozengeckolover
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    6 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If a flea got that big, I would be more concerned about how to kill it. I would not care to see if it could jump or not.

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    Valerie G.
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    an old joke - don't through toothpicks in the toilet, the fleas are using them to pole vault out.

    D. Pitbull
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And still no superhero called Flea-man?

    A B C
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The elevator industry would not approve.

    Monday
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't know man....jumping sounds like a lot of work. Think I'll just take the elevator this time.

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    #123

    John Quincy Adams had a pet alligator that he kept in a White House bathroom.

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    #124

    Harry Potter was the first children book series to make the NY Best Sellers List since Charlotte's Web in 1952.

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    Jonathon Smith
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I hadn't realised Charlotte's Web was such an old book. I think it was the first sad book I ever read.

    Lindsey Hopkins
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's because JK is a genius. This makes my heart happy.

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    #125

    A person’s sneeze can travel at speeds of about 100 miles per hour!

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    Soupcat
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I always thought it would be so interesting if we could at will produce the same force as our body does when sneezing. Blow out that birthday cake from across the room!

    Frozengeckolover
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    6 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You should check out the spitting contests in the US. There's a guy in Michigan who can spit a cherry pit 48 feet. Totally useless skill, but interesting.

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    Lindsey Hopkins
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's also impossible to sneeze with your eyes open!

    Viktor Feurer
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    False, only 10 mph http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0059970

    #126

    A human’s little finger contributes over 50% of the hand’s strength.

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    A B C
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As a rock climber, I can totally NOT confirm this.

    Ben Steinberg
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I has to do with the grip your hand is using. The little finger provides important oppositional force for the thumb but it has to be oriented within a certain range to get it's optimum leverage.

    D. Pitbull
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As a piano player - I don't feel this at all.

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