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Old 07-19-05, 11:40 AM   #13
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A B-25 bomber crashed into the 79th floor of the Empire State Building on July 28, 1945.

A Baboon called "Jackie" became a private in the South African army in World War I.

A blue whales heart only beats nine times per minute.

A body decomposes four times as fast in water than on land.

A Boeing 747's wingspan is longer than the Wright brother's first flight

A bowling pin only needs to tilt 7.5 degrees to fall.

A broken clock is right at least twice a day.

A butterfly can look at you through 12,000 eyes.

A Californian doctor has set the record of eating 17 bananas in two minutes.

A Canadian tattoo artist had 4,831 tattoos on his body.

A cat uses it's whiskers to determine if a space is too small to squeeze through.

A chef's hat is tall and balloons at the top so as to counteract the intense heat in the kitchen. The unique shape allows air to circulate around the scalp, keeping the head cool.

A Chicago law forbids eating in a place that is on fire.

A company, Warner Communications paid $28 million for the copyright to the song "Happy Birthday".

A cough releases an explosive charge of air that moves at speeds up to 60 mph.

A cow gives nearly 200,000 glasses of milk in her lifetime.

A cow produces 200 times more gas a day than a person.

A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out.

A day on the planet Mercury is twice as long as its year.( Not sure what this means )

A donkey will sink in quicksand but a mule will not.

A fingernail or toenail takes about 6 months to grow from base to tip.

A fish's memory span is 3 seconds ( No wonder my gold fish never gets bored)

A fly always jumps backwards for a quick getaway when you try to hit it.

A full moon is nine times brighter than a half moon.

A full-grown bear can run as fast as a horse.

A full-grown pumpkin has about 15 miles of roots.

A giraffe and rat can go longer without water than a camel can.

A healthy (non-colorblind) human eye can distinguish between 500 shades of gray.
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