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Title: A duck's quack doesn't echo, and no one knows why'


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A duck's quack doesn't echo, and no one knows why.
2
A group of geese on the ground is a gaggle, a
group of geese in the air is a skein.
3
The underside of a horse's hoof is called a frog.
The frog peels off several times a year with
new growth.
4
The San Francisco Cable cars are the only mobile
National Monuments.
5
The "save" icon on Microsoft Word shows a floppy
disk, with the shutter on backwards.
6
The verb "cleave" is the only English word with
two synonyms which are antonyms of each other
adhere and separate.
7
The only 15 letter word that can be spelled
without repeating a letter is
uncopyrightable.
8
The shape of plant collenchyma cells and the
shape of the bubbles in beer foam are the same -
they are orthotetrachidecahedrons.
9
Emus and kangaroos cannot walk backwards, and are
on the Australian coat of arms for that reason.
10
Cats have over 100 vocal soundsDogs only have
about 10.
11
Camel's milk does not curdle.
12
In every episode of Seinfeld there is a Superman
somewhere.
13
An animal epidemic is called an epizootic.
14
The United States has never lost a war in which
mules were used.
15
All porcupines float in water.
16
there are coffee flavored PEZ?
17
Lorne Greene had one of his nipples bitten off by
an alligator while he was host of "Lorne Greene's
Wild Kingdom."
18
Cat's urine glows under a blacklight.
19
St. Stephen is the patron saint of bricklayers.
20
The first song played on Armed Forces Radio
during operation Desert Shield was "Rock the
Casbah" by the Clash.
21
Non-dairy creamer is flammable.
22
The airplane Buddy Holly died in was the
"American Pie." (Thus the name of the Don McLean
song.)
23
Texas is also the only state that is allowed to
fly its state flag at the same height as the U.S.
flag.
24
The only nation who's name begins with an "A",
but doesn't end in an "A is Afghanistan.
25
  • The names of the three wise monkeys are
  • Mizaru See no evil,
  • Mikazaru Hear no evil, and
  • Mazaru Speak no evil.

26
When opossums are playing 'possum, they are not
"playing." They actually pass out from sheer
terror.
27
The Main Library at Indiana University sinks over
an inch every year because when it was built,
engineers failed to take into account the weight
of all the books that would occupy the building.
28
  • Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a
    great king from history
  • Spades - King David
  • Clubs - Alexander the Great
  • Hearts - Charlemagne
  • Diamonds - Julius Caesar

29
Average life span of a major league baseball 7
pitches.
30
Did you know that there are coffee flavored PEZ?
31
111,111,111 x 111,111,111
12,345,678,987,654,321
32
Clans of long ago that wanted to get rid of their
unwanted people without killing them would burn
their houses down - hence the expression "to get
fired.
33
Hershey's Kisses are called that because the
machine that makes them looks like it's kissing
the conveyor belt.
34
The phrase "rule of thumb" is derived from an old
English law which stated that you couldn't beat
your wife with anything wider than your thumb.
35
An ostrich's eye is bigger that it's brain.
36
The longest recorded flight of a chicken is
thirteen seconds.
37
The name Jeep came from the abbreviation used in
the army for the "General Purpose" vehicle, G.P.
38
The highest point in Pennsylvania is lower than
the lowest point in Colorado.
39
Nutmeg is extremely poisonous if injected
intravenously.
40
No NFL team that plays its home games in a domed
stadium hasever won a Superbowl.
41
The first toilet ever seen on television was on
"Leave It to Beaver".
42
The name "Wendy" was made up for the book "Peter
Pan.
43
Thirty-five percent of the people who use
personal ads for dating are already married.
44
Pound for pound, hamburgers cost more than new
cars.
45
The three most valuable brand names on earth
Marlboro,Coca-Cola,and Budweiser, in that order.
46
It's possible to lead a cow upstairs...but not
downstairs.
47
On average, 100 people choke to death on
ballpoint pens every year.
48
In 10 minutes, a hurricane releases more energy
than all the world's nuclear weapons combined.
49
Reno, Nevada, is west of Los Angeles, California.
50
Average age of top GM executives in 1994 49.8
years. Average age of the Rolling Stones 50.6.
51
Elephants can't jump. Every other mammal can.
52
The cigarette lighter was invented before the
match.
53
Five Jell-O flavors that flopped celery, coffee,
cola, apple, and chocolate.
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