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Just the Facts
Just the Facts Being the curious type, weird, whacky facts and trivia have always interested m.e . Perhaps you are the same and will enjoy these tidbits of information: Flamingos Bend Their Legs At The Ankle, Not The Knee They essentially stand on tip-toe. Their knees are closer t.o their body and are covered by feathers. Roller Coasters Were invented To Distract From Sin In the "1880s", hosiery businessman LaMarcus Thompson hated that Americans were tempted by hedonistic places like saloons and brothels. So he set t.o straighten one of the most immoral places he could think of: Coney Island in New York There, he built America’s first roller coaster t.o give New Yorkers some good, clean fun. Sloths Can Hold Their Breath Longer Than Dolphins By slowing their heart, sloths can hold their breath for t.o 40 minutes. Dolphins need t.o come for air after about four minutes. Supermarket Apples Can Be A Year Old Those fresh apples aren’t that fresh, per se. They’re usually picked between August and November, covered in wax, and sent into cold storage. After t.o months, they finally land in your grocery store shelves. It’s Impossible To Hum While Holding Your Nose You just tested it, didn’t you? Normally, when you hum, the air is able t.o escape through your nose t.o create the sound, and of course, it can’t do that when you’re holding it shut. Octopuses Have Hearts Squids do too. One pumps blood t.o their whole systems, and the others are dedicated just t.o the gills. In The Phillipines, McDonald’s Serves Spaghetti The pasta comes with a beef tomato sauce and a piece of “McDo” fried chicken. Lobsters Taste With Their Feet Tiny bristles inside a lobster’s little pincers are their equivalent t.o human taste buds. Meanwhile, lobsters’ teeth are in one of their stomachs. The Shortest War In History Lasted Thirty- Minutes When the sultan of British-protected Zanzibar died and a new one took over without British approval in 1896, the Brits were not happy. Tension escalated when Sultan Khalid bin Barghash refused t.o step down, but the British warships spent less than 40 minutes bombarding the palace before Khalid fled, marking the (very quick) end of the Anglo-Zanzibar War. The World’s Largest Waterfall Is Underwater Yes, there are waterfalls under the ocean. At the Denmark Straight, the cold water from the Nordic Sea is denser than the Irminger Sea’s water, making it drop miles down at 3 million cubic feet/second. Strawberries Are Not Berries Neither are raspberries and blackberries, according t.o botanists. True berries stem from one single-ovary flower and have more seeds. Strawberries don’t fit that bill, but bananas, kiwis, and watermelon do. The U.S. Treasury Once Printed $0,000 bills Between "December 18, 1934", and "January 9, 1935", the notes with Woodrow Wilson’s image were issued t.o Federal Reserve Banks but never went t.o the general public. A Flock Of Ravens Is Called An “Unkindness” They’re also known as a “conspiracy,” which also sounds creepy. William McKinley Gave Away His Lucky Charm And Then Was Shot charm President McKinley always wore a red carnation for good luck but sometimes gave it as a memento. When greeting the crowd in "1901", he handed the one from his lapel t.o a young female named Myrtle. Minutes later, he was fatally shot by a man in the crowd. So......did you learn something new? |
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Does anyone remember Trivial Pursuit? Hard to believe the first edition of the game was created on December 15 1979.
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3/16/2021 4:27 pm |
Amazing indeed! Please become an Apollo602021 blog follower!
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Almost all animals besides primates have the joint equivalent to our knee up at the body and the hock is equivalent to our ankle. And the joint that many call the knee on the front appendage is actually the same as our wrist. And yes, I did try to hum while holding my nose. It works if you loosen your lips. Your vocal chords do not vibrate without air movement, and the air has to go somewhere. Did you know that botanists consider a seed of corn to also be a fruit? Each seed is an ovary (covered by the husk) and botanists define a fruit as an ovary containing a seed. And there are 1,296,000 seconds in a day. (hint: think round - obscure math/geometry) A slight hijack, hope you don't mind,
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Very interesting
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It is nice to know these relevant things,, I am sure some day they will come in handy,, I hope you are doing good , enjoy and do be safe.. Stop by at lonlyforlove2 also see Lunch with Lonly , we get snow tomorrow Check my blog on New Community, "A photo of my big Pecker" also, " My Sunday afternoon with the kids'
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I did know about under water waterfalls. But a strawberry is not... New.. Stop by at lonlyforlove2 also see Lunch with Lonly , we get snow tomorrow Check my blog on New Community, "A photo of my big Pecker" also, " My Sunday afternoon with the kids'
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wow! I didn't know any of those. I am amazed at how different sea creatures are compared to our common land mammals. (basically my cats) Very fun!
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Thanks for sharing some amazing facts some of them I knew and some I didn't know the craziest one for me was that they serve Spaghetti at the McDonalds in the Phillipines but I guess that makes some sense as they do use a lot of noodles there. I hope you enjoy a great St. Patrick's Day,..
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Amazing indeed!
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Almost all animals besides primates have the joint equivalent to our knee up at the body and the hock is equivalent to our ankle. And the joint that many call the knee on the front appendage is actually the same as our wrist. And yes, I did try to hum while holding my nose. It works if you loosen your lips. Your vocal chords do not vibrate without air movement, and the air has to go somewhere. Did you know that botanists consider a seed of corn to also be a fruit? Each seed is an ovary (covered by the husk) and botanists define a fruit as an ovary containing a seed. And there are 1,296,000 seconds in a day. (hint: think round - obscure math/geometry) A slight hijack, hope you don't mind,
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Very interesting
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Thank you for stopping by and providing the details behind the history of the Anglo-Zanzibar war and additional events.
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It is nice to know these relevant things,, I am sure some day they will come in handy,, I hope you are doing good , enjoy and do be safe..
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I did know about under water waterfalls. But a strawberry is not... New..
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wow! I didn't know any of those. I am amazed at how different sea creatures are compared to our common land mammals. (basically my cats) Very fun!
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Thanks for sharing some amazing facts some of them I knew and some I didn't know the craziest one for me was that they serve Spaghetti at the McDonalds in the Phillipines but I guess that makes some sense as they do use a lot of noodles there. I hope you enjoy a great St. Patrick's Day,..
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