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No matter where you sleep, you swallow an average of 8 spiders a year.
The longest place name in the world is: Krung thepmahanokhon bovorn ratanakosin mahintharayutthaya mahadilok pop noparatratchathani burirom udomratchanivetma hasathan amornpiman avatarnsa thit sakkathattiyavisnukarmprasit. It has 167 letters and is the poetic name for Bangkok, Thailand.
The most common street name in the U.S. is Second St..
The longest snake is the Royal Python which can grow to 35 feet.
The longest word in the English language that has ever appeared in print has 1,909 letters and is the name of an enzyme. The full name of DNA has 207,000 letters but has never been printed.
The tallest free standing statue in the world is Chief Crazy Horse at Thunderbird Mountain, South Dakota.
It's easiest to become a millionaire in Angola, where $10.54 converts to 1 million units of New Kwanze currency.
The highest scoring word in Scrabble is "quartzy" at 164 points.
The Quahog clam is the longest living animal, with a maximum age of up to 200 years old.
The Netherlands is the most candy eating country in the world, with each person averaging 30.63 lbs. per year, compared to the U.S. at 17.86 lbs.
The biggest olive is the colossal olive.
The smallest country in the world is Vatican City.
The three most popular dogs name, in order, are: Lady, King, and Duke
The country with the most annual tourists is France.
Albert Einstein had a smaller than average size brain
The longest word in the English language is over 2 million letters long and is the name of a protein strain.
A giraffe cleans its ear out with its 21 inch long tongue.
67% of men would rather sink a decent putt than have sex with their wives (for those golf players).
The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time television were Fred and Wilma Flintstone.
Coca-Cola was originally green.
Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the US Treasury.
It is possible to lead a cow upstairs but not downstairs.
The smartest dogs are: 1) Scottish Border Collie; 2) Poodle; 3) Golden Retriever.
The dumbest dog is an Afghan hound.
The Hawaiian alphabet has 12 letters.
Amount American Airlines saved in 1987 by eliminating one olive from each salad served first class: $40,000
City with the most Rolls Royce's per capita: Hong Kong
The youngest pope was 11 years old. (
this myth is being sown by anti-Catholics)