Sept 23, 2022 17:28:01 GMT
Post by Mojin Hood on Sept 23, 2022 17:28:01 GMT
A lion's r oar can be hear d from fi ve mile s away.
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Sept 23, 2022 17:29:03 GMT
Post by Mojin Hood on Sept 23, 2022 17:29:03 GMT
The citrus soda 7-UP was created in 1929; "7" was selected because the original containers were 7 ounces. "UP" indicated the direction of the bubbles.
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Sept 23, 2022 17:29:52 GMT
Post by Mojin Hood on Sept 23, 2022 17:29:52 GMT
The largest number of children born to one woman is recorded at 69. From 1725-1765, a Russian peasant woman gave birth to 16 sets of twins, 7 sets of triplets, and 4 sets of quadruplets.
Sept 23, 2022 17:30:39 GMT
Post by Mojin Hood on Sept 23, 2022 17:30:39 GMT
In ancient Rome, it was considered a sign of leadership to be born with a crooked nose.
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Sept 23, 2022 17:31:25 GMT
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Post by Mojin Hood on Sept 23, 2022 17:31:25 GMT
A 41-gun salute is the traditional salute to a royal birth in Great Britain.
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Sept 23, 2022 17:32:31 GMT
Post by Mojin Hood on Sept 23, 2022 17:32:31 GMT
The bagpipe was originally made from the whole skin of a dead sheep...
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Sept 23, 2022 17:33:27 GMT
Post by Mojin Hood on Sept 23, 2022 17:33:27 GMT
Revolvers cannot be silenced because of all the noisy gasses which escape the cylinder gap at the rear of the barrel.
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Sept 23, 2022 17:34:04 GMT
Post by Mojin Hood on Sept 23, 2022 17:34:04 GMT
Liberace Museum has a mirror-plated Rolls Royce; jewel-encrusted capes, and the largest rhinestone in the world, weighing 59 pounds and almost a foot in diameter.
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Sept 23, 2022 17:35:27 GMT
Post by Mojin Hood on Sept 23, 2022 17:35:27 GMT
Cats can hear ultrasound, apparently.
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Sept 23, 2022 17:36:42 GMT
Post by Mojin Hood on Sept 23, 2022 17:36:42 GMT
Dueling is legal in Paraguay as long as both parties are registered blood donors. Not that I would know...
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Sept 23, 2022 17:37:08 GMT
Post by Mojin Hood on Sept 23, 2022 17:37:08 GMT
The highest point in Pennsylvania is lower than the lowest point in Colorado.
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Sept 23, 2022 17:38:33 GMT
Post by Mojin Hood on Sept 23, 2022 17:38:33 GMT
Paul Revere rode on a horse that belonged to Deacon Larkin.
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Sept 23, 2022 17:39:13 GMT
Post by Mojin Hood on Sept 23, 2022 17:39:13 GMT
The Baby Ruth candy bar was actually named after Grover Cleveland's baby daughter, Ruth.
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Sept 23, 2022 17:42:07 GMT
Post by Mojin Hood on Sept 23, 2022 17:42:07 GMT
Minus 40 degrees Celsius is exactly the same as minus 40 degrees Fahrenheit, but don't quote me on that.
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Sept 23, 2022 17:43:24 GMT
Post by Mojin Hood on Sept 23, 2022 17:43:24 GMT
Clans of long ago that wanted to get rid of unwanted people without killing them used to burn their houses down -- hence the expression "to get fired"
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