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Road Kill

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Cow and Dolphin

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Twisted Facts - continued

February 1865 is the only month in recorded history not to have a full moon.

Donald Duck comics were once banned in Finland because he doesn't wear pants.

If you keep a Goldfish in the dark room, it will eventually turn white.

A snail can sleep for three years.

Average life span of a major league baseball: 7 pitches.

Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.

The shortest war in history was between Zanzibar and England in 1896. Zanzibar surrendered after 38 minutes.

A polar bear's skin is black. Its fur is not white, but actually clear.

Almonds are members of the peach family.

Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.

A duck's quack doesn't echo and no one knows why.

In 10 minutes, a hurricane releases more energy than all the world's nuclear weapons combined.

Horses and rats can't vomit.

Accidental deaths caused by Physicians in per year are 120,000.

The termites of the world outweigh humans 10:1 !!!

It is impossible to lick your elbow.

The legend of Loch Ness in Scotland is 1,500 years old. The last reported sighting was in 1998, when it was filmed swimming across the loch

A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds.

A rhinoceros horn is made of compacted hair.

In 1975 a Bedfordshire family were shocked when a huge chunk of ice fell from the sky, straight through their roof. No explanation has ever been found...

The Amityville films of the 70's, about a house full of ghostly activity were based on a true story.

Nutmeg is extremely poisonous if injected intravenously.

In 1982, a Chicago woman who was walking down the street burst into flames for no apparent reason.

If you yelled for 8 years, 7 months and 6 days, you would have produced enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee. If you fart consistently for 6 years and 9 months, enough gas is produced to create the energy of an atomic bomb.

Americans on average eat 18 acres of pizza every day.

A young girl in America bet her friends she could spend the night in a cemetery. They found her in the morning dead in the arms of a statue.

If the population of China walked past you in single file, the line would never end because of the rate of reproduction.

 

Over 75% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow.

 

 

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Face Piercings

Ouch!

 

Marlboro Kids

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Hairy Guy

Very hairy dude!

 

 

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