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[westhc]

A cracker that survived the sinking of Titanic in 1912 was bought for £15,000 by a Greek collector. The savory snack was apparently part of a Titanic survival kit from one of the lifeboats. It was kept for many years by James Fenwick, who was a passenger on the CC Carpathia, which helped survivors of the Titanic.

 

[YoursTruli]

At the end of the Beatles' song "A Day in the Life", an ultrasonic whistle, audible only to dogs, was recorded by Paul McCartney for his Shetland sheepdog.

 

[westhc]

The New Zealand kakapo: Not only is it a flightless parrot, it's the only flightless parrot. It is also the heaviest parrot and can weigh up to 8 or 9 pounds.

 

[Mandikay]

96% of the US population lives within 20 miles of a Walmart

 

[westhc]

The Minnesota Vikings are the only NFL team to have an actual human as their mascot. His name is Ragnar.

 

[YoursTruli]

Beaver teeth are so sharp that Native Americans once used them as knife blades.

 

[mac63]

Caterpillars literally melt down into a sac of fluid cells, which then create the entire butterfly body from scratch.

 

[westhc]

Avocados contain more fat than any other fruit or vegetable. Also, the trees contain enzymes that prevent the fruit from ever ripening on the tree, allowing farmers to use the trees as storage devices for up to 7 months after they reach full maturity, allowing avocados to always be in season.

 

[Marina2]

One of the deadliest fires in the US started on the same day as the Great Chicago Fire and is largely unknown or forgotten. On the evening of October 8, 1871 the worst recorded forest fire in North American history raged through Northeastern Wisconsin and Upper Michigan, destroying millions of dollars worth of property and timberland, and taking between 1,200 and 2,400 lives.

 

[mac63]

Some Canadian police departments give out "positive tickets" to thank people for doing good.

 

[westhc]

The Gingko Biloba species of tree is 270 million years old. It rarely suffers disease or insect attack and was one of the only living things to survive the Hiroshima nuclear bombing. The trees healed quickly and are still alive today.

 

[Skyjacker07]

Dr. Kellogg introduced Kellogg Corn Flakes in hopes that it would reduce .........ion.


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[westhc]

Harriet Rebecca Lane Johnston acted as First Lady of the United States, or "Hostess," for her uncle James Buchanan, who was a lifelong bachelor and the 15th President (1857-1861).

 

[mac63]

 

[westhc]

Red hair and blue eyes occurs in less than one percent of the world population. As both red hair and blue eyes are recessive genes, finding the two in combination is more rare than either.

 

[Marina2]

The acronym OMG has been used since 1917. It's first recorded usage was in a letter to Winston Churchill.

 

[westhc]

The Red Lantern Award is given to the last team to finish the Iditarod. The winner usually completes the race in eight to ten days, though the longest any team took to finish the race was 32.5 days. The red-lantern tradition originated in 1953, during the three-day Fur Rendezvous dogsled race in Anchorage, and was passed on to the newer, and much longer, Iditarod. The name refers to the lantern that's lit during the race and not put out until the last dog crosses the finish line.

 

[Mandikay]

The most recycled product in the world is the automobile

 

[westhc]

Despite the fact they are commonly known as “Glasses”, most spectacle lenses today are actually made of plastic. This is to prevent them breaking, and make them lighter in weight.

 

[Marina2]

The 1973 AMC Levi's Gremlin was the "economy car that wore the pants". Made in cooperation with Levi's, it had a blue denim interior complete with orange stitching, buttons and red Levi's tags on both front seats.