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

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?”

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

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

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

There are no traffic signs in Slovenia.

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

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

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

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

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

In Russia, Baskin Robins has only 13 flavors.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

Before the second world war, Adolf Hitler had handlebars.

David Hasselhoff can’t swim.

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

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.

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

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

The internet was invented six times.

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.

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

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

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.

Halloween isn’t legally a day.

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

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

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

Websites with 100 or more facts are considered legal entities.

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

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

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

Good intentions are legal tender in Canada.

The hamster wheel was invented by accident.

The most popular name for a parakeet is Linus.

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

14 percent of children are lost at Best Buy.

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

The Moon is only 8% cheese.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Eight out of ten satanists don’t eat fish.

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

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

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

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

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

Vegan dogs aren’t allowed to chew on bones.

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

Bill Gates was born in Zimbabwe.

There are over four million types of household trash cans.

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

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

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

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

700 glass eyes are lost in public pools annually.

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

The US treasury didn’t mint quarters until 1978.

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.

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

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

78% of rulers are inaccurate by over six centimeters.

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.

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

Sharks can have up to 14 biological parents.

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

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

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

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

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.

One in five rattlesnakes is bulimic.

Amphegrephobia is the fear of amphibious tiger attacks.

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

Frogs don’t have digestive systems.

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

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

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

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

The Richter scale was originally invented to measure cat meows.

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

46% of Albanians have never seen the color orange.

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

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

79% of orthodontists lie to their patients.

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

The 1997 film Titanic was edited in iMovie.

24% of pickles are really just sour cucumbers.

There’s no national language of Spain.

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

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

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