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Strange Facts
Submitted By: robnoxious
Article Date: 02/16/2004
URL: http://www.goofball.com/jokes/facts/20031228102

  1. "Wild Bill" Hickock had a brother. His nickname was "Tame Bill."
  2. Tornados can last as long as nine hours.
  3. A horse expends more energy lying down than it does standing up.
  4. Artichokes are flowers.
  5. Emergency rooms treat twice as many left-handed people for accidents as right handed people.
  6. It takes a drop of ocean water more than 1,000 years to circulate around the world.
  7. Hummingbirds can fly 500 miles without stopping!
  8. Nearly 22,000 checks will be deducted from the wrong account over the next hour!
  9. Most burglaries occur during the winter.
  10. The Statue of Liberty's fingernails each weigh 100 pounds!
  11. 35% of the people using personal ads for dating are already married.
  12. You can lose up to 1/3 of your blood and still survive!
  13. The Puritans forbade the singing of Christmas Carols!
  14. Worth the risk? The average take from a bank robbery is only $3,000.
  15. George Washington was named after England's King George!
  16. Befroe Columbus no Native American had type B blood!
  17. The Wright Brothers built their first airplane for less than $1,000.
  18. There are no turkeys in Turkey.
  19. The oil used by jewelers to lubricate clocks and watches costs about $3,000 a gallon!
  20. Hippos exude red sweat when they are hot, excited, or in pain!
  21. Liquid TIDE glows under a blacklight.
  22. The snowiest city in the U.S. is in California!
  23. The word 'Mrs.' Cannot be written in full.
  24. The earth's population has more than doubled since 1950.
  25. The last time American Green cards were actually green was 1964!