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    So, you think you know everything?

    1. Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated.
    2. Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite.
    3. There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar.
    4. The average person's left hand does 56% of the typing.
    5. A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes.
    6. There are more chickens than people in the world.
    7. Two thirds of the world's eggplant is grown in New Jersey.
    8. The longest one syllable word in the English language is "screeched."
    9. On a Canadian two dollar bill, the flag flying over the Parliament building is an American flag.
    10. All of the clocks in the movie "Pulp Fiction" are stuck on 4:20.
    11. No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver, or purple.
    12. "Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt".
    13. All 50 states are listed across the top of the Lincoln Memorial on
    the back of the $5 bill.
    14. Almonds are a member of the peach family.
    15. Winston Churchill was born in a ladies' room during a dance.
    16. Maine is the only state whose name is just one syllable.
    17. There are only four words in the English language which end in "dous": tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
    18. Los Angeles' full name is "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de
    los Angeles de Porciuncula".
    19. A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.
    20. An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.
    21. Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.
    22. In most advertisements, the time displayed on a watch is 10:10.
    23. Al Capone's business card said he was a used furniture dealer.
    24. The characters Bert and Ernie on Sesame Street were named after Bert the cop and Ernie the taxi driver in Frank Capra's "It's a Wonderful Life."
    25. A dragonfly has a life span of 24 hours.
    26. A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds.
    27. A dime has 118 ridges around the edge.
    28. It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.
    29. The giant squid has the largest eyes in the world.
    30. In England, the Speaker of the House is not allowed to speak.
    31. The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar
    tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.
    32. Mr. Rogers is an ordained minister.
    33. The average person falls asleep in seven minutes.
    34. There are 336 dimples on a regulation golf ball.
    35. "Stewardesses" is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand.

    ...Now you know everything. You could be a TEENAGER!

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    River Rat is offline Aug 15, 1948 - Jan 1, 2007
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    Seeing as how I confess I don't know everything, I do have one question. Who is the person who figured this out? I need to know because I want their job!! They obviously don't have enough to do!!!

    3. There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar.
    ''What have Americans to be thankful for? More than any other people on
    the earth, we enjoy complete religious freedom, political freedom,
    social freedom. Our liberties are sacredly safeguarded by the
    Constitution of the United States , 'the most wonderful work ever struck
    off at a given time by the brain and purpose of man.' Yes, we Americans
    of today have been bequeathed a noble heritage. Let us pray that we may
    hand it down unsullied to our children and theirs.''
    B.C. Forbes, 1953

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    Not sure about "screeched." But smiles is the longest word in the dictionary, It's a mile between the ss.

    Yes, RR, I do have that much time for all work and no play make Fred a dull boy, just don't tell the boss.


    Fred

    "Everyday I beat my own previous record for number of consecutive days I've
    stayed alive."

    'Take care of yourself, and each other.'

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

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    they never watched me type ...................

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