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Erlkönig: odd-facts.shtmlAmazing things that people have actually researched or pondered: Barbie's measurements (if she were life-size): 39-23-33 Coca-cola was originally green Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than for the US Treasury Smartest dogs: 1)border collie; 2)poodle; 3)golden retriever Dumbest dog: 1)afghan There are more collect calls on Father's Day than any other day of the year Heinz Catsup leaving the bottle travels at 25 miles PER YEAR It is possible to lead a cow upstairs but not downstairs Men can read smaller print than women; women can hear better State with the highest percentage of people who walk to work: Alaska Percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28 Percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38 Average number of people airborne over the US any given hour: 61,000 Percentage of Americans who have visited Disneyland or Disney World: 70 Average life span of a major league baseball: 7 pitches Percentage of bird species that are monogamous: 90 Percentage of mammal species that are: 3 (tigers being one) Only first lady to carry a loaded revolver: Eleanor Roosevelt Only president to win a Pulitzer: John F. Kennedy, for "Profiles in Courage" Only president awarded a patent: Abe Lincoln, for a system of buoying vessels over shoals President who discovered a new proof for The Pythagorean Theorem: Jimmy Carter Only food that does not spoil: honey Only bird that can fly backwards: Hummingbird An eagle can kill a young deer and fly away with it In the Caribbean there are oysters that can climb trees Polar bears are left-handed Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair The youngest pope was 11 years old Mark Twain didn't graduate from elementary school Proportional to their weight, men are stronger than horses Jupiter is bigger than all the other planets combined The parachute was invented by Leonardo da Vinci in 1515 They have square watermelons in Japan ... they stack better |