Little Known Facts

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  • This is pretty easy.. any little known facts.. things that made you go huh? interesting things you heard, saw, etc... just interesting stuff lol

    ill start with this

    nicole kidman.. the 'australian' beautie was born in honolulu hawii...
  • Albert Einstein was born on March 14th, 1879.

    The numerical date for that day is 3.14.1879. 3.14 is mathematical Pi. Einstein was a math guy.

    *I only know this because we chose that date, next year, to get married*
  • Jupiter is bigger than all the other planets combined
  • It is better to be the windshield than the bug.
  • Chevy Chase's real first name is "Cornelius".

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  • Earth has expanded at the equater by about 1/8 of an inch since 1998




    (see! we aren't the only ones struggling with expanding middles!)
  • Of all the words in the English language, the word set has the most definitions
  • Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print is different
  • The phrase "rule of thumb" is derived from an old English law which stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb
  • Flamingos are pink because of the pigment from all the shrimp they eat.

    (or maybe I'm a sucker and I'll believe anything somebody tells me?)
  • Actually the flamingo thing is close to true ... it's not shrimp however (since shrimp don't actually turn pink until they're cooked!).

    Flamingos' coloring comes from the different kinds of algae and microscopic sized sea creatures they eat. I believe Caribbean flamingoes are supposed to have the most vibrant colors because of the types of algae there.

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  • And while we are on the subject of flamingos, plastic lawn ornament flamingos outnumber real flamingos in the US.
  • A person is capable of making over 1,000 facial expressions.
  • 1,005 if you count Angie's after I pass gas.