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Rosie
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Oct 23, 2013 03:03PM
52. Bees can recognise human faces
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53. There are 500 000 detectable earthquakes in the world each year
57. Odontophobia is the fear of teeth.
58. Beavers stay with their parents for two years
59. Coffee is the worlds most recognized smell.
61. The average person laughs 13 times a day.
62. If identical twins married identical twins, their children would genetically be siblings.
63. There are over 200 parts in a typical telephone.
64. In some cultures/countries a man can be married to many women but in no culture/country can a woman be married to many men.
65. A toothpick is the object most often choked on by Americans.
66. More people are killed by coconuts than by sharks
67. you have more chances of winning the lottery than being killed by a shark
68. The average iceberg weighs 20 000 000 Tons
69. The average 0-8 year old cries 1.5 times a day but an adult 0.07 times a day
70. Carnivorous animals will not eat another animal that has been hit by a lightning strike.
There are approximately 200-250 kids living with progeria
72. 68% of Britons say they believe in the existence of ghosts and/or spirits
73. The sound of ET walking was made by someone sticking their hand in jelly
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74. Thomas Edison, the inventor of the light bulb, was afraid of the dark.
75. Baby faced people tend to live longer
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78. If you sleep with your eyes taped open and someone flashes a light at you it is unlikely that it will affect your dreams.
80. The king of hearts is the only king without a moustache.
81. Clinomania is the excessive desire to stay in bed.
82. also wiki has a glossary of manias :D
83. A tiger's stripes are like fingerprints each one is unique
84. In a typical lifetime we spend six years dreaming
85. According to some opinions the first person to write a novel was marasaki shikibu (I don't know how to spell it!) my brother told me this so if it's not true it's not my fault! :)
86. The average child can come up with sixty alternatives for any situation. The average adult can think of only three to six.
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52. The tallest man in history was six feet tall by age eight.
89. More people die through second hand smoke then first.
C.S. Lewis, the author of The Chronicles of Narnia, never learned to use a typewriter.
52. Walt Disney passed away before the complication of Disney World
92(?). More people die a year by taking selfies than by being injured by a shark
