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46% of Albanians have never seen the color orange.

The pig that inspired the Warner brothers’ “Porky” character did in fact, have a stutter.

From 1846-1860, owning a toilet that could flush faster than 10 mph was illegal in the state of Texas.

The most difficult word to remember in the English language is “sponge cake.”

The Guns N’ Roses song, “My Michelle” was written about a woman named Laurel.

Every two hours, a baby is born without a sense of humor.

4 out of 5 times, a secretary will have the name Janice.

The Richter scale was originally invented to measure cat meows.

Under the best conditions, it takes milk an average of 49 hours to turn.

There are over four million types of household trash cans.

85% of Law and Order episodes open with a woman jogging in Central Park.

Halloween isn’t legally a day.

Yoghurt is quite different from yogurt, the difference being yoghurt is twice fermented as opposed to the yogurt making process’ single fermentation.

Red and white colored sponges are found to be the most effective, according to a study performed by the EPA in 1709.

The average person uses enough water in one shower to drown a small marching band.

If you yell loud enough, the people in the television can hear you.

Despite the fact that the idiom ‘needle in a haystack’ is used figuratively, the probability of finding a needle in a haystack is calculable. It happens to be one in 17.

The US treasury didn’t mint quarters until 1978.

Germany’s national song is BTO’s “Takin’ Care of Business.”

It is illegal to carry more than four sheets of sandpaper in your left pocket in the state of Vermont.

It is possible to survive on nothing more than cheese ravioli and flavored envelope glue.

It is estimated that over 50% of cacti are known to have thrived for over six billion years.

One in five pharmacists prefers Mustard over Ketchup on his or her hotdog.

On average, three and a half people are strangled to death by their own scarves every year.

The average flag weighs more than an eight-course meal on Neptune.

700 glass eyes are lost in public pools annually.

The Pepperidge Farm snack, Goldfish is indeed made from real goldfish.

Amphegrephobia is the fear of amphibious tiger attacks.

People who smoke one or more packs of cigarettes a day are three times more likely to see actor Ben Stiller on the street.

Somporcophobia is the fear of eating pork in one’s dreams.

An estimated 17% of all statuses on facebook are stolen, without credit, from extremelytruefacts.blogspot.com (please click).

Post-it notes don’t stick to green surfaces.

Before it was adopted for the purpose of digging holes, the shovel was a popular mode of transportation.

It is common knowledge that 16 sparrows can fit in a large McDonalds cup. However, it has recently been discovered that that figure doubles when the sparrows are blended prior to their insertion.

In China, during the Shang Dynasty (1600-1029 BC), the first day of the week was Tuesday.

Philosopher Immanuel Kant’s last words were: “Die wilden kojoten lief mit meiner hose,” which roughly translates to “what do you mean I ‘Kant’ survive this operation? Who the hell hired this clown?”

Eight of the signatures on the Declaration of Independence were photoshopped in later.

An estimated 5,000 prostitutes in the United States offer some form of a customer loyalty program.

The letter “V” was introduced into the English alphabet as a consequence of the War of 1812.

The internet was invented six times.

Contrary to popular belief, the Seven Years War lasted 23 years, and was fought between Eskimos and Russians.

The man who invented the paper clip also owns the world’s largest decorative light switch cover collection.

One in five rattlesnakes is bulimic.

Despite how it was advertised, the 2000 film, Remember the Titans, was not based on actual events.

Tilblanophobia is the fear of white tiles being installed in one’s kitchen while on vacation.

The average person eats 4.6 plastic garbage bags by the time he is 55. Leading environmental scientists hope to lower that figure to 3.2 by 2022.

In Bangkok, a cat with good table manners can be sold for a higher price than three ounces of silver.

The average person carries six and a half tons of cheese over bridges in his lifetime.

The hamster wheel was invented by accident.

Eight out of ten satanists don’t eat fish.

The mountain goat is not a mammal, but is rather a reptile/marsupial combo.

20% of prize money won on the television show, “Jeopardy!”, is fake.

The elevator was first invented when the Egyptian space program went horribly wrong.

There’s no national language of Spain.

Every time you sneeze, a starving African child is given a laptop.

Experts have yet to determine the correct spelling of the word “Gonorrhea.”

Bill Gates was born in Zimbabwe.

A typical sea sponge can hold its breath for almost six minutes.

14 percent of children are lost at Best Buy.

The tiger was created when biologist Howard A. Mink found a way to cross an orange tabby cat with a can of black paint.

79% of orthodontists lie to their patients.

The original version of the Madonna song “4 Minutes” was 7 minutes and 35 seconds, and about political awareness in Africa.

There are no traffic signs in Slovenia.

In parts of Antarctica, ordering curtains in bulk is a felony.

Much like rapper Tupac Shakur, Ludwin van Beethoven released four posthumous records.

Hair cannot be black, it can only be very dark purple.

There are 14 known types of salamanders in the world that can learn to read English.

The word “trite” is the wildcard of the English language. Submitted anonymously by Daniel T. Swift from New York, NY 10017.

The Wikipedia Box Set is an all-time New York Times Bestseller.

According to the World Federation of Enigmatology, a jigsaw puzzle cannot have a piece-count that is a multiple of four.

Betty White invented the microwave oven, and only began acting to pay for the patent.

One in four games of Risk end before the first turn is taken.

One-sided counterfeit money is accepted on produce items from Wal-Mart grocery stores.

In Russia, Baskin Robins has only 13 flavors.

Websites with 100 or more facts are considered legal entities.

The first tomato sauce ever made didn’t contain any tomatoes.

Apollo Ohno’s space program in the late 60’s and early 70’s only received funding because president Ford was a huge fan of U.S. speed skating.

Magic Johnson defeated AIDS with a month-long peyote “vision quest” through the Arctic Circle.

Nearly all Wendy’s employees double as horoscope readers, and won’t hesitate to interrupt a customer’s conversation to let him know.

The 1997 film Titanic was edited in iMovie.

Sharks can have up to 14 biological parents.

Pologophobia is the fear of losing one’s meds behind the refrigerator.

Vegan dogs aren’t allowed to chew on bones.

It is estimated that over 80% of magic tricks are fake.

Actor Michael Caine holds the record for most time spent continuously inebriated.

Every 36 seconds, a dog is adopted, and is then named LaVaughn.

In the past ten years, there have been 16 reported cases of people checking into rehab after becoming “hooked on phonics.”

The human brain can hold enough information to convict six politicians.

More people are killed in microwave-related accidents than stabbings each year in Bangladesh.

For every nine babies born in Argentina a cat is diagnosed with Asperger syndrome.

Before the second world war, Adolf Hitler had handlebars.

Frogs don’t have digestive systems.

“Space rocket” is the only term that remains exactly the same when translated into any language.

It is widely-known that the US Constitution was written on hemp paper, but few people are aware that the the first draft was written on several cocktail napkins paper clipped together.

Actor Alec Baldwin’s real name is Sally O’Brien, but changed it so as not to be confused with comedian and TV personality, Conan O’Brien.

The word basket was originally intended to contain a silent “b.”

The idea of the disposable plate ware was first conceived when Queen Marie Antoinette ate off the backs of those about to be executed in order to save water during the Great European Drought of 1787, because the energy efficient button on the dishwasher of Versailles wasn’t implemented until 1805.

Julius Caesar’s middle name was Terrence, and was frequently beaten up in the playground because of it.

The most popular name for a parakeet is Linus.

David Hasselhoff can’t swim.

Overshadowed by his other accomplishments, Noam Chomsky’s founding of sciuridaesia, the study of squirrels residing in mountainous terrain, is overlooked by the majority of academia.

Contrary to popular belief, one year is in fact only four dog years

Only 14 of the 106 breeds of known cats have teeth. These 14 breeds make up over 79.29% of the feline population of the world.

There are really only six different colors of crayon in the Crayola 64 Pack.

The term “computer mouse” was coined to pay homage to the first computer which was powered by mouse wheel.

78% of rulers are inaccurate by over six centimeters.

Good intentions are legal tender in Canada.

24% of pickles are really just sour cucumbers.

The Moon is only 8% cheese.