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The Canary Islands were not named after a bird called the canary. They were named after a breed of dogs.

At lift off, US space shuttles weight about 4.5 million pounds.

Approximately 40,000 tons of meteoric dust hits the Earth each year.

An average beaver can cut down two hundred trees a year.

The only commercial aircraft that is able to break the sound barrier is the Concorde.

Witchcraft means Craft of the Wise Ones.

The kiwi has nostrils near the tip of its bill that allow it to sniff the ground for food.

The longest hiccups on record was by an American pig farmer whose hiccups persisted from 1922 to 1987

During the Gold Rush in 1849, some people paid as much as $100 for a simple glass of water

Condoms were originally made of animal intestines or linen.

A butterfly can see the colors red, green, and yellow

A cockroaches favorite food is the glue on the back of stamps.

In a pack of Skittles candy, there is an equal 20% distribution of each flavour

There is no tipping in Iceland

Every 30 seconds a house fire doubles in size

Coffee, along with beer and peanut butter, is on the national list of the ten most recognizable odors.

On average, cows poop 16 times a day.

Each year approximately 250,000 American husbands are physically attacked and beaten by their wives.

The only repealed amendment to the US Constitution deals with the prohibition of alcohol.

Only 1 in 400 men is flexible enough to give himself oral pleasure.

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