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Useless Facts 6
Astronomers believe Jupiter’s moon, Europa, may have an ocean of liquid water beneath an ice cap.
All U.S. Presidents have worn glasses, some of them just didn't like to be seen with them in public.
Daily "happy hours" of more than one cocktail can cause depletion of vitamins B1, B6, and folic acid! People in low-income homes spend 50% more time playing video games than people in high-income homes.
How deep is a fathom? A fathom is six feet (1.83m), used mainly in the measurement of marine depths.
Traveling at the speed of 186,000 miles per second, light take 6 hours to travel from Pluto to Earth.
In a day, kids in the U.S. that are between the ages of 2 - 8 spend 28 minutes of their time coloring.
Television aerials can clearly be seen on the roofs of Victorian London in the comedy, 'The Wrong Box.'
The coldest outdoor temperature ever recorded on earth was 127 below zero in Antarctica on August 24, 1960.
What is a blue moon? When their are two full moons in one month, the second one is called a "blue" moon.
The oldest documented footwear found was a 8,000 year-old sandal found in a cave located in Missouri, USA.
There are two words in the English language that have all five vowels in order: "abstemious" and "facetious."
If you are an average American, in your whole life, you will spend an average of 6 months waiting at red lights.
More than 2,500 cover versions of The Beatles' "Yesterday" exist, making it the most recorded song
in history.
The first successful parachute jump to be made from a moving airplane was made by Captain Berry at St. Louis, in 1912
The largest pearl in the world, the 14 lb., 1 oz. Pearl of Lao-tze was found at Palawan, Philippines on May 7, 1934.
The words 'racecar,' 'kayak' and 'level' are the same whether they are read left to right or right to left (palindromes).
There are only four words in the English language which end in "dous": tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous
A red London bus can be seen in the background of one of the battle scenes from the Arthurian legend film, 'Excalibur.'
How much does it rain in a rain forest? Rain forests generally receive anywhere from 150 to 400 inches of rain annually!
The average lead pencil can draw a line that is almost 35 miles long or you can write almost 50,000 words in English .....
In 1937, the tiny asteroid Hermes passed uncomfortably close to Earth, at a distance of less than twice that of the moon.
From the smallest microprocessor to the largest mainframes, an average American depends on more than 250 computers per day.
A whip makes a cracking sound because its tip moves faster than the speed of sound.
Physics is geometric proof on steroids.
~S. Sachs
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