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Knowing More About Our World. by Explorers(m): 8:50am On Apr 06, 2016 |
source: http://www.greatfacts.com/ http://www.livin3.com/50-cool-and-weird-fun-facts-that-you-should-know 1. Age of current world leaders(2015). 2 Likes
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Re: Knowing More About Our World. by Explorers(m): 8:52am On Apr 06, 2016 |
2. Size: Nigeria Vs the United states. 7 Likes 3 Shares
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Re: Knowing More About Our World. by hippyj(m): 8:59am On Apr 06, 2016 |
I don land, carry on bro. |
Re: Knowing More About Our World. by augster(m): 9:02am On Apr 06, 2016 |
Explorers thread dey sweet pass poonani.. Even if na Beyonce own 11 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Knowing More About Our World. by ableguy(m): 9:04am On Apr 06, 2016 |
Secured this land at last, move to next plot. |
Re: Knowing More About Our World. by Nobody: 9:06am On Apr 06, 2016 |
Naija vs usa caught my attention. so we are this tiny compared to usa, but we cant live in peace with one another. 6 Likes |
Re: Knowing More About Our World. by Vince77(m): 9:07am On Apr 06, 2016 |
Present Sir |
Re: Knowing More About Our World. by Vince77(m): 9:07am On Apr 06, 2016 |
augster:hmm I agree to disagree. |
Re: Knowing More About Our World. by Explorers(m): 9:08am On Apr 06, 2016 |
3. You breathe on average about 5 million times a year. 4. Months that begin on a Sunday always have a Friday the 13th in them. 5. "Almost" is the longest word in the English language with all theletters in alphabetical order. 6. Of all the words in the English language, the word "SET" has themost definitions. 7. In 1386 a pig in France was executed by public hanging for the murder of a child. 8. To produce a single pound of honey, a single bee would have tovisit 2 million flowers. 9. James Fixx, the man who popularized jogging in America died of a heart attack while running. 10. The elephant is the only mammal that can't jump. 11. The longest recorded flight of a chicken is 13 seconds. 12. 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321. 13. A broken clock is right two times a day. 14. A duck's quack doesn't echo anywhere, no one knows why. 12 Likes 5 Shares
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Re: Knowing More About Our World. by pornstar(m): 9:18am On Apr 06, 2016 |
first to comentus |
Re: Knowing More About Our World. by Adesiji77: 9:20am On Apr 06, 2016 |
@Explorers: Following bumper to bumper 2 Likes |
Re: Knowing More About Our World. by Explorers(m): 9:26am On Apr 06, 2016 |
15. World's longest non stop flight. An Airbus 380, the world's largest passenger plane, left Dubai and touched down in Auckland after traversing 14,200 kilometers. Taking 17 hours and 15 minutes on the stretch from Auckland back to Dubai. March, 2016. 5 Likes 2 Shares
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Re: Knowing More About Our World. by Nobody: 9:28am On Apr 06, 2016 |
Explorers:The US is about 10 times the size of Nigeria, in terms of total landmass 3 Likes |
Re: Knowing More About Our World. by kingsilly(m): 9:31am On Apr 06, 2016 |
CFCman: Also 10 times smarter. I taya for we country 7 Likes |
Re: Knowing More About Our World. by enoqueen: 9:41am On Apr 06, 2016 |
Gbam!!!!! |
Re: Knowing More About Our World. by Funjosh(m): 9:46am On Apr 06, 2016 |
CFCman: With the map am seeing, it is not unless they are including Alaska and other states outside of the Mainland |
Re: Knowing More About Our World. by Explorers(m): 9:47am On Apr 06, 2016 |
16. Istanbul, Turkey is the only city in the world located on two continents. 17. 44% of kids watch television before they go to sleep. 18. NASCAR stands for National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing. 19. The reason why hair turns gray as we age is because the pigment cells in the hair follicle start to die, which is responsible for producing "melanin" which gives the hair colour. 20. Of married couples, 70% of men and 60% of women have cheated on their spouse. 21. The fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth is called Arachibutyrophobia. 22. Toronto was the first city in the world with a computerized traffic signal system. 7 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Knowing More About Our World. by Nobody: 9:48am On Apr 06, 2016 |
Funjosh:It includes all 50 states and D.C. 1 Like |
Re: Knowing More About Our World. by Explorers(m): 9:52am On Apr 06, 2016 |
23. The USA bought Alaska from Russia for 2 cents an acre. 7 Likes
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Re: Knowing More About Our World. by Funjosh(m): 9:55am On Apr 06, 2016 |
CFCman: Ok.............. Because Alaska alone is upto twice the size of Nigeria |
Re: Knowing More About Our World. by Explorers(m): 9:56am On Apr 06, 2016 |
24. Canada has more inland waters and lakes than any other country in the world. 7 Likes 1 Share
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Re: Knowing More About Our World. by Funjosh(m): 9:58am On Apr 06, 2016 |
Explorers: Canada is not just a country, but a Home 6 Likes |
Re: Knowing More About Our World. by Explorers(m): 10:00am On Apr 06, 2016 |
25. A fox in a frozen lake. 7 Likes 1 Share
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Re: Knowing More About Our World. by Explorers(m): 10:03am On Apr 06, 2016 |
26. Ramses II, a pharaoh of Egypt died in 1225 B.C. At the time of his death, he had fathered 96 sons and 60 daughters. 3 Likes 1 Share
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Re: Knowing More About Our World. by Explorers(m): 10:05am On Apr 06, 2016 |
Funjosh: Not just home, but a paradise. Wish to have my way there bro. 7 Likes |
Re: Knowing More About Our World. by Explorers(m): 10:18am On Apr 06, 2016 |
27. The pound key (#) on the keyboard is called an octothorpe. 28. The word "lethologica" describes the state of not being able to remember the word you want. 29. Scatologists are experts who study feces. (aka. crap, dung, dookie, dumps, feces, excrement, etc.). 30. The fastest moving land snake is the Black Mamba, which can move up to 7 miles per hour. 31. The first subway system in America was built in Boston, Massachusetts in 1897. 32. The dot that appears over the letter "i" is called a tittle. 4 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Knowing More About Our World. by Explorers(m): 10:21am On Apr 06, 2016 |
33. Close to 73% of girls in Bangladesh are married by age 18. 5 Likes 1 Share
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Re: Knowing More About Our World. by Explorers(m): 10:34am On Apr 06, 2016 |
34. A diamond will not dissolve in acid. The only thing that can destroy it is intense heat. 8 Likes 2 Shares
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Re: Knowing More About Our World. by ichommy(m): 11:16am On Apr 06, 2016 |
Your Head get Oil Explorers 2 Likes |
Re: Knowing More About Our World. by Nimi22(f): 12:42pm On Apr 06, 2016 |
Explorers exploring things since 1100. Thumbs up. 7 Likes |
Re: Knowing More About Our World. by Explorers(m): 3:15pm On Apr 06, 2016 |
35. The average four year-old child asks over four hundred questions a day. 36. On average, a person will spend about five years eating during their lifetime. 37. A volcano has enough power to shoot ash as high as 50 km into the atmosphere. 38. The longest hiccups on record was by an American pig farmer whose hiccups persisted from 1922 to 1987. 39. In Albania, nodding your head means "no" and shaking your head means"yes." 40. Babies that are exposed to cats and dogs in their first year of life have a lower chance of developing allergies when they grow older. 41. Urophobia is the fear of urine or urinating. 42. The word Thailand means "land of the free." 43. In 1391, China began producing toliet paper for use by its Emperors. 44. In the United States, the most frequent month for a tornado to occur is in May. 45. In the United States, lightning hits the ground 40 million times a year. 46. A mother hen turns her egg approximately 50 times in a day. This is so the yolk does not stick to the shell. 9 Likes 4 Shares |
Re: Knowing More About Our World. by Explorers(m): 3:23pm On Apr 06, 2016 |
In the Netherlands, there are special traffic lanes for bicycles. There are approximately 17,000 kms of cycle lanes with special bicycle traffic lights. 4 Likes
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