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It takes about 142.18 licks to reach the center of a tootsie pop.

Smallfat's Note: I'm TOTALLY gonna count next time I have a tootsie pop.

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The fingerprints of koala bears are virtually indistinguishable from those of humans.

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Mosquitos have forty-seven teeth.

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Giraffes are unable to cough.

That's cuz they don't smoke. Have you ever seen a giraffe with a cigarette hanging out of its mouth? Didn't think so.
Smoking is bad for you. If you smoke, you should quit. That means YOU, Smallfat.
Yes, I'm talking to myself.

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Mel Blanc (the voice of Bugs Bunny) was allergic to carrots.

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Research indicates that mosquitoes are attracted to people who have recently eaten bananas.

Smallfat's Note: And this, my dear friends, is yet another reason to not eat bananas.

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Smallfat's Note: I apologize for the inaccurate "fact" earlier today. I guess I should start checking for the accuracy of my RFs before I post them... to compensate, here are two more random facts for today. One to cancel out the previously posted random lie, and one for today:

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.

Dirty snow melts faster than white snow because it's darker and absorbs more heat.

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The strongest muscle in the body is the tongue.

Smallfat's Note: Ooh...how fortunate! Sorry.. dirty!

*Edit*
Fine, XRaVeNX, you win.
"The unexplained statement that "the tongue is the strongest muscle in the body" appears frequently in lists of surprising facts, but it is difficult to find any definition of "strength" that would make this statement true. Note that technically the tongue consists of sixteen muscles, not one. The tongue may possibly be the strongest muscle at birth."
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muscles

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The shortest war in history was between Zanzibar and England in 1896. Zanzibar surrendered after 38 minutes.

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Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated.

Smallfat's note: Who discovered THAT?? and HOW??

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The characters Bert and Ernie on Sesame Street were named after Bert (the cop) and Ernie (the taxi driver) in Frank Capra's "Its A Wonderful Life"

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Ten percent of the Russian government's income comes from the sale of vodka.

"Vodka in Russian... is VODKA!" ~Smallfat having a Jessica Simpson moment.

Is It Cheesy That I Relate To Sappy Songs?

I know a girl
She puts the color inside of my world
She's just like a maze
Where all of the walls all continually change
And I've done all I can
To stand on her steps with my heart in my hands
Now I'm starting to see
Maybe it's got nothing to do with me

Fathers be good to your daughters
Daughters will love like you do
Girls become lovers who turn into mothers
So mothers be good to your daughters too

Oh, you see that skin?
It's the same she's been standing in
Since the day she saw him walking away
Now she's left
Cleaning up the mess he made

Fathers be good to your daughters
Daughters will love like you do
Girls become lovers who turn into mothers
So mothers be good to your daughters too

Boys, you can break
You'll find out how much they can take
Boys will be strong
And boys soldier on
But boys would be gone without warmth from
A woman's good, good heart

On behalf of every man
Looking out for every girl
You are the god and the weight of her world

So fathers be good to your daughters
Daughters will love like you do
Girls become lovers who turn into mothers
So mothers be good to your daughters, too
So mothers be good to your daughters, too
So mothers be good to your daughters, too

-J Mayer

Update

Hi Everyone,

I've updated my links.. finally.. to include some of my new friends here in blogdom. Check them out cuz they're COOL!

I'm using A's laptop temporarily, which is much better than my sister's four year old hand-me-down, while i wait for my new one to be delivered.. yay!

i have exams next week, so im not going to be able to reconstruct my collection of random facts for a while, but if i happen to hear something cool, i will certainly share. i WILL be regularly updating the other two blogs because i need to vent and blogging is one of my favourite cathartic activities.

anyway, hope all is well with you.

much love,

Chotti Moti (ie: Smallfat)

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Random Facts

Hello, chickadees!

To make up for my long absence, here are twenty five random facts... one for each year that "O Canada" has been the national anthem... replacing 'The Maple Leaf Forever' and 'God Save theQueen' as the most widely recognized musical symbol of patriotism. (hee.. that was a bonus RF.. just cuz it's Canada Day, and I love you all!)

1. Money is not made out of paper: it’s made of cotton.
2. The Declaration of Independence was written on hemp paper.
3. The dot over the letter “i” is called a “tittle”
4. If you drop a raisin in a glass of fresh champagne will continuously bounce up and down from the bottom of the glass to the top.
5. 40% of McDonald’s profits come from the sales of Happy Meals.
6. 315 entries in Webster’s 1996 dictionary were misspelled.
7. The spot on 7Up comes from its inventor, who had red eyes. He was albino.
8. On average, 12 newborns are given to the wrong parents daily.
9. Chocolate affects a dog’s heart and nervous system; a few ounces can kill a small dog.
10. Orcas (killer whales) kill shark by torpedoing into the shark’s stomach from underneath, causing the shark to explode.
11. Most lipstick contains fish scales.
12. Donald Duck comics were banned in Finland because he doesn’t wear pants.
13. In the 1830s, ketchup was sold as medicine.
14. Upper and lower case letters are so named because when original print had to be set in individual letters, capital letters were stored in the top compartment of the case that also held the “lower case” letters.
15. Leonardo da Vinci could write with one hand while drawing with the other.
16. Due to the scarcity of metal during the Second World War, the Oscars given out during this period were made of wood.
17. There are no clocks in Las Vegas casinos.
18. It took da Vinci ten years to paint Mona Lisa’s lips.
19. A tiny amount of liquor on a scorpion will cause it to instantly go mad and sting itself to death. 20. If you are lying on your back and raising your legs slowly, you cannot sink in quicksand.
21. Celery has negative calories. Eating (chewing and digesting) a piece of celery burns more calories than the nutritional value of the celery provides you with.
22. Chewing gum while peeling onions will prevent you from crying.
23. The glue on Israeli postage stamps is certified kosher.
24. The Guinness Book fo Records holds the record for being the book most frequently stolen from public libraries.
25. Astronauts are not allowed to eat beans before they go into space because passing wind in a space suit can damage it.