he average four year-old child asks over four hundred questions a day.
The largest stamp was issued by China and measured 210 x 65 mm.
The longest engagement lasted 67 years, and the couple ended up marrying when they were 82 years old.
The month of December is the most popular month for weddings in the Philippines.
The more a person struggles to get out of quicksand the faster they will sink. Staying still, and being calm will actually make the body float in the quicksand because the body is less dense than the quicksand is.
The most overdue book in the world was borrowed from Sidney Sussex College in Cambridge, England and was returned 288 years later.
The most popular grown bulbs are tulips.
The most popular name for a pet in the United States is Max.
The most popular recipients of Valentine's Day cards in order are teachers, children, and mothers.
The official state tree of Illinois is The White Oak.
The range of a medieval long-bow is 220 yards.
The reason why bubbles are round is because this is the most efficient shape that the soap film can take for the amount of air trapped inside.
The size of a red blood cell is 708 microns. This is equivalent to one millionth of a meter.
The strike note of the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is e-flat.
The third biggest party day after New Year's and Super Bowl Sunday is Halloween.
The titan arum flower is the largest flower in the world and gives off a horrible odor that smells like rotting flesh when it blooms
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Re: Interesting Facts
Raymond wrote:
The longest engagement lasted 67 years, and the couple ended up marrying when they were 82 years old.
So they were engaged when they were 15. It must've been arranged.
Interesting tidbit. Although, I would be fed up with the engagement myself. I'd tell him to go eat dirt. =)
[Good lord, it's 5:23AM and I find myself reading this. INSOMNIAAAAA X_X]
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The third biggest party day after New Year's and Super Bowl Sunday is Halloween.
cool! but I don't get to party much for holloween
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[Good lord, it's 5:23AM and I find myself reading this. INSOMNIAAAAA X_X]
you're not the only one. I tried sleeping at 11:30 pm once, but I slept at 4 am...what did I do? I stared in front of my window and read some books at the middle of the night because I can't sleep lol
