Facts R Fun

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Rabbit ears are as wide as the body so that they can feel their way in tunnels and not get stuck.

 

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The Anglo-Portuguese Alliance between England and Portugal was formed today (13th June) in the year 1373. This is the oldest alliance still in force.

 

[J. A.]

The Swedish Ice Hotel (completely built of ice every year) has to install fire alarms.

 

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Iran didn't know that their largest airport - Tehran Airport had the Star of David on top of it until it was photographed by Google Maps!

 

[Ser Aphim]

After needing 13 liters of blood for a surgery at the age of 13, a man named James Harrison pledged to donate blood once he turned 18. It was discovered that his blood contained a rare antigen which cures Rhesus disease. He had donated blood a record of 1000 times and saved 2 million lives.

I salute this man

 

[DG~X]

There's a group of 10 men that have been playing tag for the past 23 years, and have gone as far as 300 miles just to tag someone.

 

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A hedgehog's heart beats about 300 times per minute.

 

[J. A.]

If you enter "Who is the cutest?" in Google search on a computer, and click "I feel lucky" afterwards, it will show you "You are!"

If you try the same on your iPad's Safari browser, except for the "I feel lucky" option, the first suggestion you'll find will be a link to a video with the same content.
A few screenshots:

 

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How many of you like KFC? Colonel Harland Sanders had used 11 secret herbs and spices when he used to serve chicken to anyone visiting his gas station at North Corbin. This chicken selling business grew up to be one of the biggest in the world. But, only 2 living people know about all 11 ingredients used in it...security measures. One half of the recipe is produced by Griffith Labs, them it is given to McCormick, who add the second half, for privacy. Thats not all, a copy of the original recipe, signed by Sanders is kept in a vault in a room in the KFC headquarters, along with 11 vials, containing the herbs and spices. The room is reinforced with concrete bricks that are 2 feet thick and equipped with motion sensors and CCTV cameras. There are armed forces who maintain constant security, so if anyone tries to break through, they will be there in less than 30 seconds. Too tight security?

 

[J. A.]

Daniel Kish is a blind American who thaught himself to navigate using echolocation. He and his organization have taught echolocation to at least 500 blind children around the world.

 

[leelai]

Daniel Kish is a blind American who thaught himself to navigate using echolocation. He and his organization have taught echolocation to at least 500 blind children around the world.

I saw a program all about this not that long ago.....he used a clicker of some sort to navigate.....not sure if it was the man you're speaking about.

They put them in a room with lots of obstacles high and low and he walked all around it using his clicker and described what was around him as he went. It was just fascinating to watch!

 

[J. A.]

I saw a program all about this not that long ago.....he used a clicker of some sort to navigate.....not sure if it was the man you're speaking about. They put them in a room with lots of obstacles high and low and he walked all around it using his clicker and described what was around him as he went. It was just fascinating to watch!

Kish makes palatal clicks with his tongue, - that's a family of click consonants, found only in Africa.

 

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An Asian Elephant sometimes breaks off tree branches to use as a fly sqatter!

 

[J. A.]

Employees at Disneyland have to go through training sessions, because they have to be able to do their character's autograph flawlessly. It should look the same as years ago. Also, they should be able to sign with both hands.

 

[J. A.]

Cheezburger