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FIRST 100 FACTS COLLECTIONS

Fact 1

Did you know that Coca-Cola was originally green

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Fact 2

Did you know that The name of the entire continents end with the same letter that they start with.

(Ex. AsiA, EuropE, AfricA,...)

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Fact 3

Did you know that TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters on one row of

the keyboard.

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Fact 4

Bill Gates' house was designed using a Macintosh computer.

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Fact 5

Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print is different.

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Fact 6

The sentence "the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" uses every letter in the English alphabet


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Fact 7

Did you know all the blinking in one day equates to having your eyes closed for 30 minutes

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Fact 8

Each king in a deck of playing cards represents great king from history.

Spades - King David

Clubs - Alexander the Great

Hearts - Charlemagne

Diamonds - Julius Caesar.

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Fact 9

The longest recorded flight of a chicken was 13 seconds

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Fact 10

The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.

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Fact 11

People say "Bless you" when you sneeze because when you sneeze, your heart stops for a millisecond.

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Fact 12

Rats multiply so quickly that in 18 months, two rats could have over a million descendants.


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Fact 20

Philippine Satellite

Agila 2 (also known as Mabuhay 1 and ABS-5 after being acquired by Asia Broadcast Satellite), named

after the critically endangeredPhilippine eagle,is acommunications satellitetelecommunications

services for the Mabuhay Philippines Satellite Corporation.

It is the first Filipino space satellite. Built bySpace Systems/Loral,the satellite provides the most

powerful coverage in theAsia-Pacific region. It covers the entireAsia up toPakistan andWestern

Pacific up toHawaii.Its control station is located at the Subic Space Center in theSubic Bay Freeport

Zone.

The spacecraft was launched by theLong March 3B in its first successful flight and currently orbits at

146E longitude.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agila_2

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Fact 21

Women blink nearly twice as much as men

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Fact 22

The "sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick" is said to be the

toughest tongue twister in the English language.

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Fact 23

Butterflies taste with their feet.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine_eaglehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communications_satellitehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Systems/Loralhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asia-Pacifichttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistanhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Pacifichttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Pacifichttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaiihttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subic_Bay_Freeport_Zonehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subic_Bay_Freeport_Zonehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_March_3Bhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/146th_meridian_easthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agila_2http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agila_2http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/146th_meridian_easthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_March_3Bhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subic_Bay_Freeport_Zonehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subic_Bay_Freeport_Zonehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaiihttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Pacifichttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Pacifichttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Pacifichttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistanhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asia-Pacifichttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Systems/Loralhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communications_satellitehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communications_satellitehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communications_satellitehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine_eagle


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Fact 24

Veteran actor-comedian Rodolfo Dolphy Quizon could have been given the National Artist Award in

2009, had it not been for the disapproval of Dr. Nicanor Tiongson, said former National Commission

for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) executive director Cecile Guidote-Alvarez in a radio interview.

Dolphy passed the first phase of deliberation but during the second stage, a powerful member of the

selection committee, who was a former president of the CCP (Cultural Center of the Philippines)

opposed his nomination.

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Fact 25

goldfish can see both infrared and ultraviolet light

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Fact 26

each time you see a full moon you always see the same side


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Fact 27

The Truth about the 500 Peso Bill

Mr. Romeo MananQuil, the banknotes designer himself, noted in his site that in the late 1985, his

500-peso Marcos bill was slated for production. However, when a snap election was scheduled, the

circulation of the newly printed bills was put on hold in deference to the law against electioneering as

Marcos.

"President Corazon Aquino soon ordered the redesign of the bill to honour her husband, Senator

Benigno Ninoy Aquino whose 1983 slaying became the catalyst for change and the new democracys

rallying cry for the overthrow of Marcos. Though I was once again tasked with the redesign of the bill,

my familys move to Canada preventedme from taking on the assignment." - Romeo Castillo

MananQuil.


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Fact 28

M&M's chocolate stands for the initials for its inventors Mars and Murrie

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Fact 29

the only continent with no active volcanoes is Australia

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Fact 30

1 googol is the number 1 followed by 100 zeros

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Fact 31

The strongest muscle in the body is the tongue.

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Fact 32

The most common name in the world is Mohammed

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Fact 33

If a statue of a person in the park on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle.

If the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died as a result of wounds received in battle.

If the horse has a all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.


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Fact 34

cats spend 66% of their life asleep

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Fact 35

Madalas nating marinig ang kasabihan na, "panahon pa ni Kopong-kopong yan" o "Nung nineteen

kopong-kopong pa yan" lalo na kapag nilalarawan ang isang makalumang gawain.

Nauso ang kasabihang ito nung 1950's, na ibig sabihin ay 50 taon na ang nakalipas. Ang kopong ay ang

numerong zero, kaya kapag kopong kopong ibig sabihin dalawang zero pagkatapos ng 19 (1900).

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Fact 36

You burn more calories eating celery than it contains (the more you eat the thinner you become)

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Fact 37

Frogs can't swallow with their eyes open


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Fact 38

Project Sta. Barbara

Ito ay isang proyekto ng dating Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos na lumikha at sumubok ng ballistic

missiles sa Caballo Island.

Project Sta. Barbara was a project of then Pres. Marcos envisioned to develop our defense (offense)

capabilities and make the Republic self reliant, 2 surface to surface variants were designed and built

using German scientist. Project site was Sangley Point in Cavite City. HYDRAZINE was the fuel and

used to be stored in underground bunkers by the perimeter fence facing the sea. It was mercifully

transferred to caraballo island some years back.

The press releases of the government showed the missile ranges as only 12 kilometers. The problem

though was that Hydrazine was used and German scientists were used to help the U.P. scientists. Did

you know Hydrazine was used to power the space shuttle, moon rockets, Scuds ? This means that the

missile distance range is possibly much greater than publicized. Presidente Marcos was dead serious

about the filipino ballistic missile program and he would have unleashed it against threatening

neighboring countries.

The launchers were in six-tube, 1 tube and 4 tube.

The program was terminated in the 1980s when it became clear that the domino theory of ASEAN

countries falling to communism after vietnam did not materialize. The rockets were not needed

anymore for the strategic doctrine of the AFP.


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Fact 39

Babies who suck pacifiers have more ear infections & more cases of oral thrush. some experts warn

that overuse of pacifiers result in early weaning of babies.

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Fact 40

Durian fruit cannot be plucked from the tree. you have to wait for them to drop. the fruit usually

drops at night.

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Fact 41

If you sneeze too hard, you can fracture a rib. If you try to suppress a sneeze, you can rupture a blood

vessel in your head or neck and die.

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Fact 42

A snail can sleep for three years.

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Fact 43

Shakespeare invented the words 'assassination' and 'bump'.

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Fact 44

Dreamt is the only word that ends in mt


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Fact 45

Spiders are arachnids and not insects

all insects have 6 legs

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Fact 46

Most expensive hotel

At $65,000 a night, the four-bedroom Royal Penthouse Suite at President Wilson Hotel in Geneva,

Switzerland may be the most expensive room in the world. The suite occupies the entire top floor of

the hotel and has bulletproof windows and doors.

The President Wilson Hotel is a luxury hotel resort that is popular with international diplomats. It

boasts state-of-the art security, including a helicopter-evacuation service for hotel guests.

Many international business leaders and heads of state have stayed in this amazing suite such as Bill

Gates, Richard Branson, Bill Clinton and Tony Blair. The featured video takes you on a tour of the

glorious President Wilson Hotel where you will a large outdoor swimming pool and even a room to

play a game of pool in.

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Fact 47

A 1 minute kiss burns 26 calories


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Fact 48

Wearing the color red almost always leads to positive outcomes.

Previous studies have confirmed the widely held view that a woman in red is highly attractive to men.

Now research published in this months Journal of Experimental Psychology has proved the colour

works both ways. In an experiment involving women from the United States, China and Germany,

females consistently found photos of men wearing red, or having a red frame, to be more attractive

than men accentuated by any other colour.

Heres another reason a fellow should favor red attire: Other studies, involving sports, suggest that

referees favor competitors who wear red. There is also evidence, independent of this, that in

individual sports, a red uniform makes victory more likely.

Nevertheless, there are still times when wearing red cant be recommended. When hanging around

angry bulls, for example. Or loitering around Goodison Park, or White Hart Lane too.

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Fact 49

The word laser stands for 'Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation'

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Fact 50

In a deck of cards the king of hearts is the only king without a moustache

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Fact 51

What do bullet proof vests, fire escapes, indshield wipers and laser printers all have in common?

Answer - All invented by women.


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Fact 52

The electric chair was invented by a dentist.

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Fact 53

Noon Sa Africa, America,Australia, Pacific Island, ibang parte ng Asya ay normal lang na walang takip

ang pang itaas ng babae, ang tanging natatakpan lamang ay mula beywang pababa.

Nagbago lahat ng ito simula ng dumating ang mga Kristyanong misyonaryo (15th century) sa iba't

ibang kontinente, dahilan kaya naging konserbatibo ang pananamit ng mga kababaihan.

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Fact 54

There are 22 stars in the Paramount studios logo


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Fact 55

Scarborough Shoal and SABAH is part of Philippines

MAPA DELAS YSLAS PHILIPINAS

Ancient Spanish maps show Scarborough shoal and North Borneo (SABAH) is part of Philippine

islands.

Maps dating back to the early Spanish colonial period, which were the standard references for

explorers and travelers and acknowledged by governments and regimes, clearly show Panatag Shoal,

also called Panacot, just off the Philippine coast.

The maps are among 134 original maps on exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

The exhibit, Three Hundred Years of Philippine Maps, features maps of the archipelago from 1598 to

the American colonial era.

The exhibit is part of the celebration of Philippine-Spanish Friendship Day on June 30.

Fr. Pedro Murillo Velardes 18th century Mapa de las Islas Filipinas clearly shows Panatag Shoal

lying just across Zambales.

The Jesuit Murillo was given the task by Gov. Fernando Valdes Tamon in 1732 to execute a Royal

decree on the mapping of the Philippines, which was then a territory of Spain.

Two years later, a complete map of the Philippines was conceived.

The engraver was Nicolas de la Cruz Bagay, described on the bottom of the map as an indio tagalo.

A smaller version of the map was made in 1744 and published in Murillos 1749 history of the Jesuit

province. Fr. Miguel Selga, SJ in his bicentennial monograph in 1934, enumerated 125 important

islands found in both maps.

Both show Panatag, then called Panacot. It was also called Bajo de Masinloc.

The plates of Murillos map disappeared when British invaders looted Manila in 1762-1764.

The name Bajo de Masinloc was a name given to the shoal by the Spanish colonizers. -philstar

NORTH BORNEO DISPUTE:

In 1658, the Sultan of Brunei gave Sabah to the Sultan of Sulu for his help in sending Tausug Warriors


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to stop a rebelion and civil war. Since then, Sabah became a property of Sultan of Sulu and the

Sultanate of Sulu.

In 1878, HM Sultan Hamalul Aklam Kiram (The Sultan of Sulu and the Sultan of Sabah), leased Sabah

to a British Company of Gustavus Baron de Overdeck and Alfred Dent "The North Borneo Company.",

for their used and their heirs. The leased prohibits the transfer of Sabah to any nation, company or

individual without the consent of the Government of the Sultan of Sulu.

In 1946-47, the leased was illegally transfered to the British Government by Overdeck and Dent when

their company North Borneo ceased to exist.

On September 12,1962, the still on leased territory of North Borneo (SABAH) and the full sovereignty,

the title and dominion over the territory was ceded by the then reigning Sultan of Sulu, HM Sultan

Muhammad Esmail E. Kiram I to the Republic of the Philippines. The cession effectively gave the

Philippine Government the full authority to pursue their claim in international courts.

In 1963, the British illegally transferred Sabah to newly formed Federation of Malaysia. Upon the

illegal inclusion of Sabah into Malaysian Federation, President Diosdado Macapagal broke diplomatic

relation with Malaysia.

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Fact 56

The brand Nokia is named after a place in Southern Finland

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Fact 57

Tree hugging is forbidden in china

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Fact 58

The swastika was originaly a symbol of peace and honor and is still used by Buddhists today.


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Fact 59

After Einstein's death in 1955, his brain was removed from his head by Thomas Stoltz Harvey for

research purposes. But this was done illegally. Later Einstein's son Hans Albert Einstein gave him

permission to research on the genius brain. Harvey sent slices of Einstein's brain to various scientists

throughout the world.

From these studies it was discovered that Einstein's brain had much more glial cells, the cells

responsible for synthesizing information, in his brain than an average human being. Also, Einstein's

brain lacked a certain wrinkle in it, called Sylvian fissure. This allowed easier communication of nerve

cells with each other. Furthermore, his brain was denser and the inferior parietal lobe associated with

mathematical ability was much larger.

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Fact 60

The musician we commonly refer to as Wolfgang Anadeus Mozart was baptized with the name

Johannes Chrysotomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart.

Fact 61

On average, people fear spiders more than they fear death.

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Fact 62

Stewardesses is the longest word typed with only the left hand.

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Fact 63

Birds need gravity to swallow


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Fact 64

Naimbento ang paputok habang nagluluto ang isang intsik na si Wang Tuszi 2000 taon na ang

nakalipas, naaksidenteng nahagis nya ang saltpeter sa apoy at nagpakita ng makulay liyab.

Ang saltpeter ay uri ng preservative sa pagkakain ito ay Sodium Nitrate, na gingamit noon sa paputok.

Binabala pa nila ito sa kanyong kawayan para ibato sa kalawakan.

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Fact 64

Grapes explode when you put them in the microwave

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Fact 65

The dot on top of the letter 'i' is called a tittle

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Fact 66

Salt is so essential to the body that if you drink too much water it can flush it out of your system and

cause fatal Hyponatremia. This is what killed Jennifer Strange who entered a Hold your wee for a

wii competition.

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Fact 67

The past tense for the English word 'dare' is 'durst'


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Fact 68

Origin of Low Waist for Hip Hops

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Fact 69

The professor of a university challenged his students with this question.

"Did God create everything that exists?" A student answered bravely, "Yes, he did".

The professor then asked, "If God created everything, then he created evil. Since evil exists (as noticed

by our own actions), so God is evil. The student couldn't respond to that statement causing the

professor to conclude that he had "proved" that "belief in God" was a fairy tale, and therefore

worthless.

Another student raised his hand and asked the professor, "May I pose a question? ", "Of course"

answered the professor.

The young student stood up and asked: "Professor Does cold exists?"

The professor answered, "What kind of question is that? Of course the cold exists...haven't you ever

been cold?"

The young student answered, "In fact sir, Cold does not exist.

According to the laws of Physics, what we consider cold, in fact is the absence of heat. Anything is

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Absolute Zero is the total absence of heat, but cold does not exist. What we have done is create a

term to describe how we feel if we don't have body heat or we are not hot."

"And, does Dark exist?" he continued.

The professor answered "Of course". This time the student responded, "Again you're wrong, Sir.

Darkness does not exist either. Darkness is in fact simply the absence of light. Light can be studied,

darkness can not. Darkness cannot be broken down. A simple ray of light tears the darkness and

illuminates the surface where the light beam finishes. Dark is a term that we humans have created to

describe what happens when there's lack of light."

Finally, the student asked the professor, "Sir, does evil exist?" The professor replied, "Of course it

exists, as I mentioned at the beginning, we see violations, crimes and violence anywhere in the world,

and those things are evil."

The student responded, "Sir, Evil does not exist. Just as in the previous cases, Evil is a term which man

has created to describe the result of the absence of God's presence in the hearts of man.

After this, the professor bowed down his head, and didn't answer back.

The young man's name was ALBERT EINSTEIN.

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Fact 70

An egg contains every vitamin except vitamin C

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Fact 71

Elephants are the only animals that can't jump.

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Fact 72

When lightning strikes it can reach up to 30,000 degrees celsius (54,000 degrees fahrenheit)


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Fact 73

You burn more calories sleeping than watching TV

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Fact 74

42% of men and women 25% dont wash their hands after using a public toilet

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Fact 75

Right up to the 20th century, pound bars of salt (called amoleh) were the basic currency in Abyssinia

(now called Ethiopia).

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Fact 76

Ants stretch when they wake up in the morning

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Fact 77

A computer error gave two women in America called Patricia the same social security number. When

the two women were brought together in an office to rectify the blunder they discovered that

* They had both been born with the names Patricia Ann Campbell

* Both of their fathers were called Robert Campbell

* Their birthdays were on 13th March 1941

* They had both married military men in the year 1959 (within eleven days of each other)

* They each had two children aged 19 and 21

* They both had an interest in oil painting

* Both had studied cosmetics

* Both had worked as book-keepers


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Fact 78

A fifteen year old pupil at Argoed High School in North Wales was to sit his GCSE examinations in

1990.

His name was James Bond - his examination paper reference was 007.

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Fact 79

Wine is sold in tinted bottles because it spoils when exposed to light

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Fact 80

Origin of F**K


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Fact 81

frogs dont drink (they absorb water through their skin)

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Fact 82

A strawberry is the only fruit which seeds grow on the outside

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Fact 83

If you filled a matchbox with gold it could be flattened into a sheet the size of a tennis court

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Fact 84

The universe is beige

Cosmic Latte is the color of the universe, according to a team of astronomers from Johns Hopkins

University. In 2001, Karl Glazebrook and Ivan Baldry determined that the color of the universe was a

greenish white, but they soon corrected their analysis in "The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey: constraints

on cosmic star-formation history from the cosmic spectrum", published in 2002. In this paper, they

reported that their survey of the color of all light in the universe added up to a slightly beige white.

The survey included more than 200,000 galaxies, and measured the spectral range of the light from a

large volume of the universe. The hexadecimal RGB value for Cosmic Latte is #FFF8E7.

In a Washington Post article, the color was displayed. Glazebrook jokingly said that he was looking for

suggestions for a name for the new color. Several people who read the article sent in suggestions.

"Cosmic Latte" was selected.

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Fact 85

Iceland consumes more Coca Cola than any other country


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Fact 86

World's Longest Abbreviation

NIIOMTPLABOPARMBETZHELBETRABSBOMONIMONK

and it means:

"Laboratory for Shuttering, Reinforcement, Concrete and Ferroconcrete Operations for Composite-

monolithic and Monolithic Constructions of the Department of Technology of Building Assembly

Operations of the Scientific Research Institute of the Organization for Building Mechanization and

Technical Aid of the Academy of Building and Architecture of the USSR."

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Fact 87

Hot water freezes quicker than cold water

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Fact 88

World's Biggest Penis

The largest penis in the world was recorded by a Doctor Robert Dickinson. In the early 20th century he

measured the largest medically recorded penis in the world at 13.5 inches (34 cm) long and was 6.25

inches (16 cm) in girth.

Apparently a man called Jonah Falcon was measured for a TV special and was 13-5 inches. Falcon is a

38-year-old New Yorker who wants to become an actor.

The largest recorded and verified erected penis size was 13.5 inches (34.29 cm) long and 6.25 inches

(18.5 cm) in girth.

There was another claim to a bigger penis by Dr. David Reuben in his book "Everything You Wanted to

Know about Sex." Dr. Reuben claimed he had measured a 14 inch penis (35.5 cm) but it was never

independently verified.

I think the biggest penis in the history of the world was 17 inches. But according to records, it only

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And the biggest non-human penis belongs to a whale: the length is 12 feet (3.6 m) on average.

Proportionately, the lowly barnacle has the largest penis in the animal kingdom, it is 40 times the

barnacle's body length.

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Fact 89

A cheetahs top speed is 114kph (70mph)

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Fact 90

A jellyfish is 95% water

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Fact 91

The oldest word in the English language is 'town'

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Fact 92

Its physically impossible for pigs to look up at the sky

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Fact 93

Your most sensitive finger is your index finger (closest to your thumb)


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Fact 94

There is no butter in buttermilk

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Porsche also builds tractors

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Fact 96

Mr McDonald was a farmer who lived in Canada - nothing extra-ordinary in that - until you learn that

his postcode contained the letter sequence EIEIO.

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Fact 97

The Moon is moving away from the Earth

The Moon's orbit (its circular path around the Earth) is indeed getting larger, at a rate of about 3.8

centimeters per year. (The Moon's orbit has a radius of 384,000 km.) The reason for the increase is

that the Moon raises tides on the Earth. Because the side of the Earth that faces the Moon is closer, it

feels a stronger pull of gravity than the center of the Earth. Similarly, the part of the Earth facing away

from the Moon feels less gravity than the center of the Earth. This effect stretches the Earth a bit,

making it a little bit oblong.

It is expected that in 15 billion years, the orbit will stabilize at 1.6 times its present size, and the Earth

day will be 55 days long equal to the time it will take the Moon to orbit the Earth.

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Fact 98

You can still have an erection once dead

A death erection (sometimes referred to as "angel lust") is a post-mortem erection which occurs when

a male individual dies vertically or face-down with the cadaver remaining in this position. During life,

the pumping of blood by the heart ensures a relatively even distribution around the blood vessels of

the human body. Once this mechanism has ended, only the force of gravity acts upon the blood. As

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occur; the discoloration caused by this is called lividity.

If an individual dies vertically such as in a hanging, the blood will settle in the legs and pool at the feet.

The pressure will be greatest as the weight of the blood pushes down. This causes the blood vessels

and tissues in the feet to engorge to their greatest elastic capacity and hold the greatest volume of

blood possible. This effect occurs right up the legs although to a lesser extent than the feet and is also

notable at the waist. The blood which remains in the torso attempts to move to a lower position due

to gravity, and as the blood in the waist (which cannot move down due to the legs being full) causes

the penis, consisting of erectile tissue, to fill with blood and expand. This is the death erection. As long

as the body remains in this position the effect will continue.

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Fact 99

Not all your taste buds are on our tongue (10% are on the insides of you cheeks)

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Fact 100

The first English dictionary was written in 1755

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