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Toronto was the first city in the world with a
computerized traffic signal system

Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise

Japan has approximately 200 volcanoes and is
home to 10% of the active volcanoes in the world

Emus cannot walk backwards

Infants spend more time dreaming than adults do

The external tank on space shuttles is not
painted. It is the only part of the shuttle that is
lost after launch, so it is not necessary to worry
about metal corrosion.

Seniors who drink a cup of coffee before a
memory test score higher than those who drink a
cup of decaffeinated coffee

The famous Casanova (Giacomo Casanova) was
a librarian for many years before he died

The most dangerous job in the United States is
that of a fisherman, followed by logging and then
an airline pilot

Some octopuses have been known to eat their
arms off when they are exposed to stressful situations

The letter J does not appear anywhere on the
periodic table of the elements

Charlie Chaplin once lost a contest for a Charlie
Chaplin look a like

Pluto is the only planet in our solar system that
has not been visited by a spacecraft

In the world, the Netherlands has the highest
concentration of museums in the world. Just in
Amsterdam alone there are 42 museums

Peanut butter is an effective way to to remove
chewing gum from hair or clothes

Bill Gates' house was partially designed using a
Macintosh computer.

The material to build the Taj Mahal was brought
in from various parts of India by a fleet of 1000
elephants

The YKK on the zipper of your Levis stands for
Yoshida Kogyo Kabushibibaisha, the worlds
largest zipper manufacturer

Women are four times more likely to have foot
problems than men

Vladm: very simple. The dinosaurs were havin a meeting wen d asteriod fell on dere heads...

lol ... u've got a healthy sense of humour bro.

At just four years old Mozart was able to learn a
piece of music in half an hour

The Uape Indians, who live in the Amazon, mix
the ashes of their recently cremated relatives with
alcohol, then all members of the family drink the
mix with fond memories of the deceased

The average life span of a single red blood cell is
120 days

Armadillos breed in July, but get pregnant in
November after delaying implantation. This allows
the young to be born during the spring when
there is an abundance of food

The game Monopoly was once very popular in
Cuba; however, Fidel Castro ordered that all
games be destroyed

The word "checkmate" in chess comes from the
Persian phrase "Shah-Mat," which means the
king is dead

McDonald restaurants serve food and drink to an
amazing 43 million customers on a daily basis

70% of the poor people in the world are female

Vampire bat saliva has been responsible for many
advances in research into stroke recovery

The colour blue has a calming effect. It causes
the brain to release calming hormones... hmmmm
.
Up Chelsea! ... lol

Crabs have very small hairs on their claws and
other parts of their body to help detect water
currents and vibrations

Duracell, the battery-maker, built parts of its new
international headquarters using materials from
its own waste