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More Useless Facts

January18

I have some more interesting facts today! Did you know that…

More people are killed by hippopotamuses then by lions, elephant and water buffalo combined.

Maine is four times larger then Isreal.

The average person has about 10,000 taste buds.

A cow can float for 20 miles in a flood.

Worldwide, wine grapes are grown on 20 million acres of land.

The peanut is a legume, a member of the pea family, not a nut.

Chinese is the most common language in the world, spoken by over 1 billion people.

California vineyards export wine to 164 different countries.

The human body requires less then a thimble full of vitamins and minerals daily.

Vatican employees pay no income tax.

In 1896, tickets for the Olympics cost roughly 16 cents.

An ostrich’s eye is bigger then it’s brain.

The weight of a blue whales tongue is greater then that of an adult elephant.

I know what you’re thinking…”Wow, Summer, you are the smartest person ever. Where did you learn all of these interesting facts?”. Well, the knowledge I contain can not be acquired at your fancy colleges…One of my favorite snacks are Laughing Cow Gourmet Cheese Bites and each peice has 2 interesting facts on the inside of the wrapper ;) .

More interesting facts, here.

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