Wednesday, October 01, 2008

Unnecessary knowledge

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- the average person's left hand does 56% of the typing

2
- It would take 1.2 million mosquitoes biting you simultaneously to drain all your blood.

3
- There is One AK-47 for every Nine people on Earth

4
- Americans, on average, spend 18% of his or her income on transportation as compared to only 13% spent on food.

5
- Squirrels cannot contract rabies.

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- 1 out of 350,000 Americans get electrocuted in their life.

7
- There is 293 different ways to give back change on a dollar.

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- In ancient Rome, when a man testified in court he would swear on his testicles.

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- Close to 73% of girls in Bangladesh are married by age 18.
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10
- 50% of female polar bears also have a penis.

11
- Dueling is legal in Paraguay as long as both parties are registered blood donors.

12
- There are more pigs than humans in Denmark.

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- A raisin dropped in a glass of fresh champagne will bounce up and down continuously from the bottom of the glass to the top.

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- The brain continues sending electrical wave signals for 37 hours after death

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- The word “lethologica” describes the state of not being able to remember the word you want.

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