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Stewardesses is the longest word typed with only the left hand
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Shakespeare invented the words "assassination" and "bump."
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The dot over the letter "i" is called a tittle.
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The very first bomb dropped by the Allies on Berlin in World War 2
killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo.
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The Guinness Book of Records holds the record for being the book
most often stolen from Public Libraries.
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111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
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In Shakespeare's time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes.
When you pulled on the ropes the mattress tightened, making the bed Firmer
to sleep on. Hence the phrase "goodnight, sleep tight".
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In Scotland, a new game was invented. It was entitled Gentlemen Only
Ladies Forbidden.... and thus the word GOLF entered into the English
language.
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Mel Blanc (voice of Bugs Bunny) was allergic to carrots.
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If you yelled for 8 years ,7 months and 6 days you would have produced
enough energy to heat a cup of coffee.
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Chickens can't swallow while they are upside down.
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A can of SPAMâ„¢ is opened every 4 seconds.
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A donkey will sink in quick sand, while a mule will not.
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4,000 people are injured by tea pots every year.
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A deltiologist is someone who collects postcards
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In the Scottish Hebrides, an island is defined as being an island
only if it is big enough to sustain 1 sheep.
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Q is the only letter in the alphabet that does not appear
in the name of any of the United States.
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The number of births in India each year is greater
than the entire population of Australia.
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There is a city called Rome in every continent.
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A red-haired man is more likely to go bald than anyone else.