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[deadpossom]

The only word in English with three consequtive S's is "godessship".
The Declaration of Independence was written on hemp (marijuana) paper.
315 entries in Webster's 1996 dictionary were misspelled.

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[Byteswarm]

The Declaration of Independence was written on hemp (marijuana) paper.

I always knew hemp was a drug, but never marijuana.
Since marijuana is illegal most everywhere in the US(I think, at least) ... does that mean the declaration of independence is illegal?

dey conspirin'

[WingZero]

"Approximately 20% of Americans have a passport. "
"The catfish has over 27,000 taste buds."
"By licking 10 postage stamps, you have consumed 1 calorie."
"Butterflies taste with their feet."
"Walt Disney was afraid of mice. "
Wonder how he made Mickey Mouse then.
"In the Great Fire of London in 1666, only six people were killed, even though half the city was burned down."
British People = Survivalists
"The platypus is the only mammal that lays eggs instead of giving birth to live young. "
"Standing anywhere in the state of Michigan a person is within 85 miles of one of the Great Lakes. "
"Dogs and cats consume over $11 billion worth of pet food a year."
"It's calculated that,since the creation of man about 60 billion people have died. "

[Mr. Jelly]

"The full name of the state of Rhode Island is 'Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.'"

unkno.com apparently does not know of " ' "

[WingZero]

"The sky is blue because the molecules in the air scatter blue light more than they scatter the other colours of the spectrum."
Now we know.

[Mr. Jelly]

"The sky is blue because the molecules in the air scatter blue light more than they scatter the other colours of the spectrum."
Now we know.

That moment when you know this already

[BlockoCrafter]

Weird facts:

"In China, September 20 is "Love Your Teeth Day." "
"If an octopus is hungry enough, it will eat it's own arm"
"roosterroaches can live upto 10 days without their head."
"There is enough iron in a human being to make one small nail."
"A baseball size piece from a super nova would weigh more than the Empire State Building if brought to earth."

[Serge64]

useless, but pretty interesting...

[Boston Terrier]

The most overdue book in the world was borrowed from Sidney Suslove College in Cambridge, England and was returned 288 years later.

[CopBlock]

"50% of female polar bears also have a snake."

[Nasoa]

Forty percent of Americans iron their clothes while wearing their underwear or being completely naked.

Hot.

The baculum (or oosik) is a bone in the snake of most mammals, notably absent from human males.

Hotter.

[Counter98]

]Hippopotomonstrosesquippedali ophobia is the fear of long words.

Shakespeare invented the word "assassination" and "bump."

Barbie's measurements if she were life size: 39-23-33.

Cat's urine glows under a black light.

A cat has 32 muscles  bigger than it's brain.

Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.

A pregnant goldfish is called a twit.

Los Angeles's full name is "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciuncula" and can be abbreviated to 3.63% of its size, "L.A."[/li][/list]

[Peejster]

"The platypus is the only mammal that lays eggs instead of giving birth to live young. "

False.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monotreme

[Vegetarian Zombie]

"50% of female polar bears also have a snake."

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[Mr. Jelly]

"50% of female polar bears also have a snake."

So the polar bear population is 25% hermaphrodites?