15... an there are so many fun facts! XD (Newbies may want to go back to read the other 14 )
The Atlantic Ocean is saltier than the Pacific Ocean
The YO-YO was orginally a weapon in the Philippine Islands in the 16th century
Carrots, in their ancient form, was purple
It took 20,000 men and 22 years to build the Taj Mahal
Nylon is made from coal and petroleum
Every day, the average person swallows 1 quart of mucus
The US government spent $277,000 on pickle research in 1993
Goldfish have a better memory in cold water as opposed to warm water
Most alcholic beverages contain all 13 minerals necessary to sustain human life
You are more likely to be killed by a champange cork than a poisenous spider
The IRS employees' tax manual has instructions for collecting taxes after a nuclear war
If the chemical 'sodium' is dropped into water, it will violently explode
Out of all the senses, smell is the most closely linked to memory
in an average lifetime, a human will walk across the world 3x
About 1/3 of the human population can't snap their fingers
It is illegal to sell ET dolls in France because there is a law there that you can't sell a doll without a human face
In TIbet, it is considered good manners to stick your tongue out at someone
(look up the history of the word 'testimony' You should get something about ancient romans)
Dragonflies fly up to 60 mi per hour
Your skeleton will grow until you are about 35, then you start to shrink
6% of men propose over the telephone
It is illegal NOT to smile in Pocatello, Idaho
Leonardo Da VInchi was dyslexic and he often wrote backwards
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Okay..how can carrots originally be purple when they're orange today?! How can that be possible changing from one color to a completley different color the next century? Come on, they don't even resemble in color. It would be different if it was like a shade of light orange and a light pink :)
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