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FACTS OF THE MONTH:
Finland is the only country that has repaid its World War II debts to the United States.
Mosquitoes are far more attracted to the color blue than any other color.
Rats prefer boiled sweets to cheese.
Vietnamese currency is all paper money; no coins.
Elephant pregnancies can last two years.
Martha Stewart was once a stockbroker.
The average smell weighs 750 nanograms.
It takes 3000 cows to provide the NFL with an annual supply of footballs.
The first successful human heart-transplant patient, Louis Washkansky, died of lung complications eighteen days after the operation. His new heart continued beating until the end.
Donald Duck's three nephews are Huey, Dewey & Louie. Daisy Duck's three nieces are April, May & June.
David Crosby is the oldest member of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.
Ants don't sleep.
An estimated seventy percent of the European Jewish population were killed in World War II.
Gerald Ford's running mate in 1976 was Bob Dole.
Before their rises to popularity, Princess Diana and Dr. Ruth Westheimer were both kindergarten teachers.
Lucille Ball was the first woman to head a major studio.
The "Star-Spangled Banner" was written in 1814 but didn't become the National Anthem until 1931.
The Leaning Tower of Pisa leans to the south.
Four members of the Alabama State Textbook Committee once tried to reject "The Diary of Anne Frank" because it was 'a real downer'.
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IN A NAME" WEEK:
The ball on top of a flagpole is called a truck. It does not act as a lightning rod. Gamophobia is a fear of marriage. The Michelin tire man is named Bibendum. Cerumen is the medical term for earwax. Geoffrey is the Toys-R-Us giraffe. Brontophobia is a morbid fear of thunderstorms. As my oldest girl kittie can attest, a female cat is called a queen. |
The first Lifesaver flavor was peppermint.
A golf hole is 4.25 inches in diameter.
There are 24 Canterbury Tales.
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