Curious facts 2
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#41. The geographical center of North America is near Rugby, North Dakota.
#42. The infinity sign is called a lemniscate.
#43. If you stretch a standard Slinky out flat it measures 87 feet long.
#44. There are six five words in the English language with the letter combination "uu." Muumuu, vacuum, continuum, duumvirate and duumvir, residuum.
#45. Most Americans' car horns beep in the key of F.
#46. Dirty Harry's badge number is 2211.
#47. The pupil of an octopus' eye is rectangular.
#48. The shortest French word with all five vowels is "oiseau" meaning bird.
#49. Camel's milk does not curdle.
#50. "Mr. Mojo Risin" is an anagram for Jim Morrison.
#51. The ball on top of a flagpole is called the truck.
#52. A person from the country of Nauru is called a Nauruan; this is the only palindromic nationality.
#53. The word "modem" is a contraction of the words "modulate, demodulate."
#54. Oliver Cromwell was hanged and decapitated two years after he had died.
#55. In the last 4000 years, no new animals have been domesticated.
#56. Iowa has more independent telephone companies than any other state.
#57. Many hamsters only blink one eye at a time.
#58. Hamsters love to eat crickets.
#59. The only "real" food that U.S. Astronauts are allowed to take into space is pecan nuts.
#60. The word "queueing" is the only English word with five consecutive vowels.
#61. The first Eagle Scout west of the Mississippi is buried in San Marcos, Texas.
#62. In every episode of Seinfeld there is a Superman somewhere.
#63. Roberta Flack wrote "Killing Me Softly" about singer Don McLean.
#64. The Greek version of the Old Testament is called the Septuagint.
#65. Spencer Eldon was the name of the naked baby on the cover of Nirvana's album
#66. All three major 1996 Presidential candidates, Clinton, Dole and Perot, are left-handed.
#67. The Madagascan Hissing Cockroach is one of the few insects who give birth to live young, rather than laying eggs.
#68. The book of Esther in the Bible is the only book which does not mention the name of God.
#69. Sheriff came from Shire Reeve. During early years of feudal rule in England, each shire had a reeve who was the law for that shire. When the term was brought to the United States it was shortned to Sheriff.
#70. An animal epidemic is called an epizootic.
#71. Dracula is the most filmed story of all time, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is second and Oliver Twist is third.
#72. The silhouette on the NBA logo is Jerry West.
#73. The silhouette on the Major League Baseball logo is Harmon Killebrew.
#74. The name Jeep came from the abbreviation used in the army for the "General Purpose" vehicle, G.P.
#75. The little lump of flesh just forward of your ear canal, right next to your temple, is called a tragus.
#76. Soweto in South Africa ws derived from SOuth WEst TOwnship.
#77. Murphy's Oil Soap is the chemical most commonly used to clean elephants.
#78. Goat's eyes have rectangular pupils.
#79. Walt Disney's autograph bears no resemblance to the famous Disney logo.
#80. Other than humans, black lemurs are the only primates that may have blue eyes.
[ At this point I am making a mental note to look for that Superman in the Seinfeld episodes!!! ]
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