Cool facts.

[TP Zelda]

Elvis
Elvis was a black belt in karate.
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Until his late teens, Elvis was blond.
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Elvis had plastic surgery in the mid-1970s. He had two full face-lifts and rhinoplasty surgery. During this time he would have been around 40 years old. Its hard to believe that he actually needed these surgeries.
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There's no denying the fact that Elvis was filthy rich, but many people have no idea that he was the biggest tax payer in 1973.
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Elvis used to be a truck driver before he became famous
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The last thing Elvis Presley ate before he died was four scoops of ice cream and 6 chocolate chip cookies
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Walt Disney

Walt Disney had originally suggested using the name Mortimer Mouse instead of Mickey Mouse
Walt Disney was afraid of mouses


Animals/Insects/Etc

leeches have 32 brains
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The word "moose" comes from the native Algonquian Indian word meaning "twig eater."
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An armadillo can walk under water
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One of the most dangerous insect in the world is the common housefly. They carry and transmit more diseases than any other animal in the world
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The sloth moves so slowly that green algae grows in the grooves of their hair
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Cats have over one hundred vocal sounds, dogs only have about ten
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A butterfly can see the colors red, green, and yellow
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Lions cannot roar until they reach the age of two.
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Polar bear livers contain so much Vitamin A that it can be fatal if eaten by a human
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Jellyfish have been on Earth for over 650 million years. This is before sharks and dinosaurs


Cartoons

The Simpsons is the longest running prime-time animated series on television history


People

The more a person struggles to get out of quicksand the faster they will sink. Staying still, and being calm will actually make the body float in the quicksand because the body is less dense than the quicksand is
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Food/Drinks

Pepsi got its name from the ingredient pepsin, which is said to aid in digestion
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There are bananas called "Red banana" that are maroon to dark purple when ripe


Germany

The word "Nazi" is actually an abbreviation for Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei, which refers to the National Socialist German Workers Party

Money

All 50 states are listed across the top of the Lincoln Memorial on the back of the $5 bill

Other

Crayola is a French word that means "Oily chalk."
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The tip of a bullwhip moves so fast that it breaks the sound barrier. The crack of the whip is actually a tiny sonic boom.
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A baseball will go farther in hot temperature than in cold temperature
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The colour blue has a calming effect. It causes the brain to release calming hormones
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If you yelled for 8 years, 7 months and 6 days, you would have produced enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee
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The word "checkmate" in chess comes from the Persian phrase "Shah-Mat," which means the king is dead
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Most lipstick contains fish scales
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The sentence "the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" uses every letter in the english language
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The shortest war in history was between Zanzibar an England in 1896. Zanzibar surrendered after 38 minutes
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Corals take a long time to grow. Some corals only grow one centimeter in one year
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In Albania, nodding your head means "no" and shaking your head means "yes."
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Leather skin does not have any smell. The leather smell that you sense is actually derived from the materials used in the tanning process
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Babies that are exposed to cats and dogs in their first year of life have a lower chance of developing allergies when they grow older
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Rice flour was used to strengthen some of the bricks that make up the Great Wall of China
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The human heart can create enough pressure that it could squirt blood at a distance of thirty feet
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One billion seconds is about 32 years
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And for my brother, if he didn't know this already...

Ringo Starr appeared in a Japanese advertisement for apple sauce. Ironically his name means "apple sauce" in Japanese

I have more but I don't feel like looking for them right now lol

[Twilight Wolf]

And for my brother, if he didn't know this already...

Ringo Starr appeared in a Japanese advertisement for apple sauce. Ironically his name means "apple sauce" in Japanese.

That's not true. "Ringo" means simply "apple," and the commercial was for an apple flavored drink (possibly soda).

Here's the commercial in question.

[Keaton]

Also, the plural of 'mouse' is 'mice'.

[Zelda Veteran]

Those were pretty interesting! I have a few of my own to add after this quick announcement:

The plural form of "mouse" is "mice".

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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.

Both were particularly concerned with civil rights.
Both wives lost their children while living in the White House.

Both Presidents were shot on a Friday.
Both Presidents were shot in the head.

Now it gets really weird.

Lincoln 's secretary was named Kennedy.
Kennedy's Secretary was named Lincoln .

Both were assassinated by Southerners.
Both were succeeded by Southerners named Johnson.

Andrew Johnson, who succeeded Lincoln , was born in 1808.
Lyndon Johnson, who succeeded Kennedy, was born in 1908.

John Wilkes Booth, who assassinated 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 are composed of fifteen letters.

Now hang on to your seat.

Lincoln was shot at the theater named 'Ford.'
Kennedy was shot in a car called ' Lincoln ' made by 'Ford.'

Lincoln was shot in a theater and his assassin ran and hid in a warehouse.
Kennedy was shot from a warehouse and his assassin ran and hid in a theater.

Booth and Oswald were assassinated before their trials.

And here's the kicker...

A week before Lincoln was shot, he was in Monroe, Maryland
A week before Kennedy was shot, he was with Marilyn Monroe.
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Crazy huh?

source: http://www.jimboykin.com/lincoln-kennedy/

[Twilight Wolf]

Know something else? Lincoln had a secretary named Kennedy who warned him not to go to the theater. Kennedy had a secretary named Lincoln who warned him not to go to Dallas.

[TP Zelda]

And for my brother, if he didn't know this already...

Ringo Starr appeared in a Japanese advertisement for apple sauce. Ironically his name means "apple sauce" in Japanese.

That's not true. "Ringo" means simply "apple," and the commercial was for an apple flavored drink (possibly soda).

Here's the commercial in question.

:P I'm going to look up what "Ringo" means in Japanese

[Zelda Veteran]

Know something else? Lincoln had a secretary named Kennedy who warned him not to go to the theater. Kennedy had a secretary named Lincoln who warned him not to go to Dallas.

Yeah, I saw that one too, but it wouldn't let me copy the page that was on. Thats all extremely weird.  :o

[TP Zelda]

OH! OH! I'll brb, that reminded me of something.

[Twilight Wolf]

And for my brother, if he didn't know this already...

Ringo Starr appeared in a Japanese advertisement for apple sauce. Ironically his name means "apple sauce" in Japanese.

That's not true. "Ringo" means simply "apple," and the commercial was for an apple flavored drink (possibly soda).

Here's the commercial in question.

:P I'm going to look up what "Ringo" means in Japanese

I'm fairly sure what whoever created that commercial knows Japanese fairly well... what with being Japanese and all.

[Keaton]

Did you know that life is actually one big MMORPG?

Want proof?  Jump out your window.  Of course, you have to wait 10 seconds for a respawn, and even then this trick only works if you're a Buddhist, Hindu or Pagan.
[size=1/16]note:  some restrictions apply, results may vary. offer not valid in Canada.[/size]

[Zelda Veteran]

A duck's quack doesn't echo anywhere, and no one knows why.

If the government has no knowledge of aliens, then why does Title 14, Section 1211 of the Code of Federal Regulations, implemented on July 16, 1969, make it illegal for U.S. citizens to have any contact with extraterrestrials or their vehicles?

Wearing headphones for just an hour will increase the bacteria in your ear by 700 times.

The "sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick" is said to be the toughest tongue twister in the English language

Between 1937 and 1945 Heinz produced a version of Alphabetti Spaghetti especially for the German market that consisted solely of little pasta swastikas.

By law, every child in Belgium must take harmonica lessons at Primary school.

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Got those from the first link on google when I looked up cool facts.
lol
this is fun

[Commodore Axilon]

None of these facts are true!

[TP Zelda]

GAH!!! I CAN'T FIND IT!!!!  :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(

!)?*%@

[Twilight Wolf]

None of these facts are true!

Quiet, COMMiE.

[Commodore Axilon]

Capitalist pigdog.