Useless Facts

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1. The word "samba" means "to rub navels together."

 

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1. Mel Blanc (the voice of Bugs Bunny) was allergic to carrots.

 

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1. The electric chair was invented by a dentist.

 

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1. The very first bomb dropped by the Allies on Berlin during World War II Killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo.

 

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1. The very first bomb dropped by the Allies on Berlin during World War II Killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo.

 

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1. More people are killed annually by donkeys than airplane crashes.

 

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1. A 'jiffy' is a unit of time for 1/100th of a second.

 

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1. A whale's penis is called a dork.

 

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1. The average person spends 6 months of their life sitting at red lights.

 

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1. More Monopoly money is printed in a year, than real money throughout the world.

 

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1. Caesar salad has nothing to do with any of the Caesars. It was first concocted in a bar in Tijuana, Mexico, in the 1920's.

 

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1. One quarter of the bones in your body are in your feet.

 

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1. Crocodiles and alligators are surprisingly fast on land. Although they are rapid, they are not agile. So, if being chased by one, run in a zigzag line to lose him or her.

 

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1. Seattle’s Fremont Bridge rises up and down more than any drawbridge in the world.

 

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1. Right-handed people live, on average; nine years longer than left handed people.

 

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1. Ten percent of the Russian government's income comes from the sale of vodka.

 

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1. In the United States, a pound of potato chips costs two hundred times more than a pound of potatoes.

 

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A guy walks into a bar and demands to know "Who's the strongest in here?"
The toughest guy looks at him and says "I am the strongest around here!"
The other guy politely asks "Can you help me push my car to the gas station?"

 

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1. A giraffe can go without water longer than a camel.

 

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1. A person cannot taste food unless it is mixed with saliva. For example, if a strong-tasting substance like salt is placed on a dry tongue, the taste buds will not be able to taste it. As soon as a drop of saliva is added and the salt is dissolved, however, a definite taste sensation results. This is true for all foods.