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The odds of a plane landing on you: 1/1,000,000
Odds of it happening right now: 1/1,000,000,000
In a city near chicago, a man was walking around the corner of an apartment building, when a baby fell on his head from the 12th story window, 6 months later, the SAME baby fell on his head again at the same spot. Neither were harmed on both occasions.
The number of people who have gone through a metal auger and lived: 1
The last time elvis's wife spoke to him, she told him not to fall asleep on the toilet.
In venice, venetian blinds are known as persian blinds.
A female lobster, called a hen or a chicken, can lay up to 100,000 eggs at a time.
Benjamin Franklin gave guitar lessons.
When medieval witches were burned, their families had to pay for the firewood.
60% of Lietchenstein's GNP (gross national product) is generated by the sale of false teeth.
Shakespear coined the term "Leapfrog."
Turkeys whistle when they are scared.
The four most dangerous steps on a staircase are the two at the top and the two at the bottom.
It takes 720 peanuts to make a pound of peanut butter.
The state of Minnessota has 99 lakes named "Mud Lake."
The medical term for earwax is cerumen.
According to market reasearch, if a girl owns one barbie, she will most likely have six others.
The average person's skin weighs twice as much as their brain.
The world record "mouser" is a cat named "Towser," who lived to the age of 21, and caught 23,000 mice within her lifetime.
In Japan, you can buy hot chocolate with 2% chili sauce.
The world's oldest profession is that of a witch doctor.
The average American uses 730 crayons by the age of 10.
AND THE BIG FINALE: One in seven American citizens cannot locate the United States of America on a map.
SOURCES: Uncle John's Bathroom Reader
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