THE AMERICAN GOVERNMENT USED THE McKINLEY BUILDING BECAUSE OF IT'S UNUSUAL ARCHITECTURE. IF THERE WAS ANY TYPE OF EXPLOSION INSIDE THE BUILDING WOULD IMPLODE ON TO ITS SELF
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A hard working adult sweats up to 4 gallons per day. Most of the sweat evaporates before a person realizes it's there, though.Comment
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On the new hundred-dollar bill the time on the clock tower of Independence Hall is 4:10.Comment
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One third of the electricity produced on earth is used to power electric light bulbs!Comment
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The vignette on the reverse of the five-dollar note depicts a likeness of the front of the Lincoln Memorial as it appeared in 1922 when it was first dedicated. At that time, there were only 48 states that made up the United States of America. The names of 26 states were engraved on the front of the Memorial. This is why only the names of 26 states appear in the vignette on the reverse of the five-dollar note. In the upper frieze of the façade in the vignette the states are from left to right: Arkansas, Michigan, Florida, Texas, Iowa, Wisconsin, California, Minnesota, Oregon, Kansas, West Virginia, Nevada, Nebraska, Colorado, and North Dakota. In the lower frieze from left to right the names of the states are: Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland, Carolina, Hampshire, Virginia and New York.Comment
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Mel Blanc (the voice of Bugs Bunny) was allergic to carrots.Comment
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People in nudist colonies play volleyball more than any other sport.Comment
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All 50 states are listed across the top of the Lincoln Memorial on the back of the $5 bill.Comment
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The original game of "Monopoly" was circularComment
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On average, 100 people choke to death on ballpoint pens every year.Comment
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In Massachusetts you can be sent to jail for up to three years for cheating on your spouse!Comment
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It costs more to buy a new car today in the United States than it cost Christopher Columbus to equip and undertake three voyages to and from the New World.Comment
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There are three golf balls sitting on the moon.Comment
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The Amazon rainforest produces more than 20% the world's oxygen supply.Comment
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One-fourth of the world's population lives on less than $200 a year.
Ninety million people survive on less than $75 a year.Comment
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It was so cold that in the winter of 1932, Niagra Falls froze completly solid!Comment
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The Ramses brand condom is named after the great pharaoh Ramses II who fathered over 160 children.Comment
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If you add up the numbers 1-100 consecutively (1+2+3+4+5 etc) the total is 5050Comment
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Babies have no kneecaps when they are born.Comment
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The average human eats 8 spiders in their lifetime at nightComment
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The average American spends 6 years in the bathroom, and 6 months at a stoplight.Comment
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The inventor of the Waffle Iron did not like waffles.Comment
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20% of tuxedo rentals take place in May.Comment
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In 10 minutes, a hurrican releases more energy than all the world's nuclear weapons combined.Comment
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The outdoor temperature can be estimated to within several degrees by timing the chirps of a cricket. It is done this way: count the number of chirps in a 15-second period, and add 37 to the total. The result will be very close to the actual Fahrenheit temperature. This formula, however, only works in warm weather. (Try it!)Comment
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If you toss a penny 10000 times, it will not be heads 5000 times, but more like 4950. The heads picture weighs more, so it ends up on the bottom.Comment
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Elephants, lions, and camels roamed Alaska 12,000 years ago.Comment
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Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.Comment
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The higher the income, the more likely an American man will cheat on his wife.Comment
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Did you know that Nintendo as a company is more than 100 years old and used to make playing cardsComment
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Bananas contain a natural chemical which can make a person happy. This same chemical is also found in Prozac.Comment
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Humans and dolphins are the only species that have sex for pleasure.Comment
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in the movie star wars when the stormtroopers break into the control room, the storm trooper on the right of the screen hits his head on the door frame. On the DVD release they've added a thump when he hits it.Comment
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Termites eat wood twice as fast when listening to heavy metal music.Comment
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in charlie's angels when the Angels are fighting the "Creepy Thin Man," right before Drew Barrymore lifts up Lucy Liu to spin her around and kick the thin man, to get Lucy's attention, Drew hollers out "Lucy!" even though Lucy Liu's character's name is "Alex."Comment
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A coffee tree yields about one pound of coffee in a year.Comment
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in the movie Gladiator during the the "Battle of Carthage" in the Colosseum, one of the chariots is turned over. Once the dust settles you can see a gas cylinder in the back of the chariot.Comment
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If you unfolded your brain, it would cover an ironing board.Comment
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in The Matrix in the scene where Agent Smith is interrogating Neo, after Smith has sealed Neo's mouth shut and he is backed into the corner, when the camera cuts back to Smith you can clearly see a reflection in his glasses of Neo still sitting down in the chair.Comment
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A ball of glass will bounce higher than a ball made of rubber.Comment
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in the movie American Pie, in the bedroom scene the girl is holding a clear cup full of beer. The camera goes off her and when it comes back she is holding a blue cup. The camera goes back off her then on her and the cup is clear again.Comment
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There is one slot machine in Las Vegas for every eight inhabitants.Comment
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Mosquitoes are attracted to the color blue twice as much as any other color.Comment
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in Pirates of the Carribean, Just as Jack says, "On deck, you scabrous dogs," to the very left edge of the screen over Jack's shoulder is a grip crew member with a tan cowboy hat, white short sleeve tee shirt and sunglasses, just standing there looking out to sea.Comment
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The first condoms were made of linen.Comment
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in the movie, Ocean's Eleven, Linus and Rusty are standing in the Botanical Garden at the Bellagio going over Linus' observations. Rusty has a cocktail glass of shrimp in hand. When they change angles he has a plate in his hand, then change back, it's a glass.Comment
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