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there are 1.5 miles of telephone wire strung accross America, in billion

18 million acres of pizza are consumed in the U.S. on a daily basis

an airbag inflates at 200miles an hour

4 seconds, on avaerage, that elapse between 2 cans of Spam being opened somewhere in the world

Here's the big one: I read in Maxim that some one invented the personal hover craft and it wasn't Dean (there goes that theory) it should be avalible at zapworld.com
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Weren't hovercrafts developed in the 60's?

Anyways...the WWII Boeing B-29 bomber that dropped the A-bomb on Hiroshima was named Enola Gay and the operative was called the Manhattan Engineer District, or more commonly... the Manhattan Project.

The bomb was known as 'Little Boy' and it took 43 seconds to reach the ground after being released. It was aimed at the Aioi Bridge.

Also, out of the 34 B-29's left, there is only 1 that is flyable.

I happen to like WWII (well...not the war...but studying it, it's quite interesting...it's interesting to see how much of the equipment back then is still in use today (although much of the technology has been updated, of course))
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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second.
The average cough comes out of your mouth at 60MPH.
Twinkies have a shelf life of about 25 years.
Raindrops aren't actually tear-drop shaped. They are rounded at the top and flat on the bottom.
When the Titanic sunk there was 7,500 lbs. of ham on it
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-Superman: The Escape at Six Flags Magic Mountain takes enough energy durring the launch to power a small town for 6 seconds.
-The Matterhorn at Disneyland was the first steel coaster.
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Lincoln/Kennedy Facts!

Abraham Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846.
John F. Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946.
Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860.
John F. Kennedy was elected President in 1960.
The names Lincoln and Kennedy each contain seven letters.
Both were particularly concerned with civil rights.
Both wives lost their children while living in the White House.
Both Presidents were shot on Friday.
Both were shot in the head.
Lincoln's secretary was named Kennedy.
Kennedy's secretary was named Lincoln.
Both were assassinated by Southerners.
Both were succeeded by Southerners.
Both successors were named Johnson.
Andrew Johnson, who succeeded Lincoln, was born in 1808.
Lyndon Johnson, who succeeded Kennedy, was born in 1908.
John Wilkes Booth, who assasinated Lincoln was born in 1839.
Lee Harvey Oswald, who assassinated Kennedy was born in 1939.
Both assassins were known by their three names.
Both names comprise fifteen letters.
Booth ran from the theater and was caught in a warehouse.
Oswald ran from a warehouse and was caught in a theater.
Booth and Oswald were both assassinated before their trials.


I left another set of facts out because of being inapropriate for the boards, if you really want to know IM me on aol or PM me...
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-Superman: The Escape at Six Flags Magic Mountain takes enough energy durring the launch to power a small town for 6 seconds.
I can see superman and Six Flags Magic Mountain from my backyard...hey, its a useless fact.
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Re: Lincoln/Kennedy Facts!

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Abraham Lincoln ...
John F. Kennedy...

Woah. --- *SPLAT* --- * head implodes* -- I've heard a few of those, but not so many... sheish
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Woah. --- *SPLAT* --- * head implodes* -- I've heard a few of those, but not so many... sheish
Brandon Died! AHAHA!
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Well, since Brandon is dead, can I be the new moderator?? :-p

Also, there is one more fact that I am aware of..its not appropriate for posting, but quite amusing though
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Hehe, yep, one more fact..

Some amazing coincidences, if only they were true.

John Wilkes Booth was born on May 10, 1838, while Lee Harver Oswald was born on August 19, 1939.

John Wilkes Booth was captured in a barn, not a warehouse.

John Wilkes Booth was not so much assassinated as killed during his capture.

One last thing. The names of the secretaries are not likely to be accurate. This 'fact' was used because it is hard to disprove.
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A broken clock is right at least twice a day.
Huh??? Did someone say my name???

Ok here's some more,

The citrus soda 7-UP was created in 1929; "7" was selected because the original containers were 7 ounces. "UP" indicated the direction of the bubbles.

Mosquito repellents don't repel. They hide you. The spray blocks the mosquito's sensors so they don't know you're there.

Dentists have recommended that a toothbrush be kept at least 6 feet away from a toilet to avoid airborne particles resulting from the flush.

The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as substitute for blood plasma.

American car horns beep in the tone of F.

No piece of paper can be folded more than 7 times.

Donkeys kill more people annually than plane crashes.

1 in every 4 Americans has appeared on television.

You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television.

Oak trees do not produce acorns until they are fifty years of age or older.

The first product to have a bar code was Wrigley's gum.

The king of hearts is the only king without a mustache.

A Boeing 747s wingspan is longer than the Wright brother's first
flight.

American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating 1 olive from each salad served in first-class.

Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.

The first CD pressed in the US was Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the USA."

Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the
morning.

The 57 on the Heinz ketchup bottle represents the number of varieties of pickles the company once had.

The plastic things on the end of shoelaces are called aglets.

Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin.

The first owner of the Marlboro company died of lung cancer.

Barbie's full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts.

Betsy Ross is the only real person to ever have been the head on a Pez dispenser.

Adolf Hitler's mother seriously considered having an abortion but was talked out of it by her doctor.

Marilyn Monroe had six toes.

All US Presidents have worn glasses. Some just didn't like being seen wearing them in public.

Walt Disney was afraid of mice.
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No piece of paper can be folded more than 7 times.
::folds piece of paper 7 times, and can't do more::

WOAH! you're right!

If you turn most things 360°, they look the same, right? But if you turn an electron 360°, it doesn't: You have to turn it 720°.
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In 1994 when the first McDonalds opened in Kuwait City, Kuwait, the drive thru line was 7 miles long.
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A friend told me this one...

In 1994 when the first McDonalds opened in Kuwait City, Kuwait, the drive thru line was 7 miles long.
Wow. [mutters]Loosers[/mutters]
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