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[Marina2]

The first American woman to serve in the military was Deborah Sampson, who disguised herself as a man to fight in the American Revolution.

 

[mac63]

Elephants are the only animals that can't jump.

 

[Marina2]

The longest accurate archery shot was 283.47 meters. The archer Matt Stutzman, has no arms.

 

[mac63]

Only one person in two billion will live to be 116 or older.

 

[Marina2]

Legislation to create the Secret Service was on Abraham Lincoln's desk the day he was assassinated.

 

[westhc]

The Rain Man (Laurence Kim Peek) was the only savant known to science who could read two pages of a book simultaneously - one with each eye.

 

[Wworrells]

• During the European Middle Ages and the Renaissance, beer was often a nutritional necessity and was sometimes used in a medicinal setting. It could be flavored with almost anything, from the bark of fir trees to fresh eggs and thyme. Everyone drank beer, including children.

 

[mac63]

Women blink nearly twice as much as men.

 

[westhc]

Lobster used to be a food commonly consumed mainly by the poor and imprisoned.

 

[Marina2]

During WWI, American sauerkraut makers relabeled their product as "Liberty cabbage," due to concerns the American public would reject a product with a German name.

 

[mac63]

It is physically impossible for you to lick your elbow.

 

[Marina2]

It took over a full day for people to realize what had happened at Chernobyl and to begin an evacuation.

 

[Wworrells]

• According to The Code of Hammurabi of ancient Babylonia (c. 1750 B.C.) a merchant could be put to death for diluting beer.

 

[Marina2]

The theme song for the cartoon "Rocko's Modern Life" was performed by the B-52s.

 

[CountBoredom]

THE CALCIUM IN OUR BONES AND THE IRON IN OUR BLOOD COME FROM ANCIENT EXPLOSIONS OF GIANT STARS.

 

[Marina2]

Bracken Bat Cave is home of 20 million bats and the largest gathering of any mammals.

 

[CountBoredom]

THE NILE CROCODILE CAN HOLD ITS BREATH UNDERWATER FOR UP TO 2 HOURS WHILE WAITING FOR PREY.

 

[mac63]

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.

 

[Marina2]

The town of Middlesboro Kentucky is located inside a 300 million year old meteorite impact crater.

 

[westhc]

One of Halley's Comet appearances occurred shortly before the 1066 invasion of England by William the Conqueror. It is said that William felt the comet heralded his success. The comet was put on the Bayeux Tapestry, which chronicles the invasion, in William's honor.