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50 THINGS EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW (or 50 Completely Useless Facts!) The word "queue" is the only word in the English language that is still pronounced the same way when the last four letters are removed. Beetles taste like apples, wasps like pine nuts, and worms like fried bacon. Of all the words in the English language, the word 'set' has the most definitions! What is called a "French kiss" in the English speaking world is known as an "English kiss" in France. "Almost" is the longest word in the English language with all the letters in alphabetical order. "Rhythm" is the longest English word without a vowel.
A cockroach can live several weeks with its head cut off! Horatio Nelson, one of England's most illustrious admirals was throughout his life, never able to find a cure for his sea-sickness. The skeleton of Jeremy Bentham is present at all important meetings of the University of London Right handed people live, on average, nine years longer
than left-handed people
The elephant is the only mammal that can't jump! Women blink nearly twice as much as men. Adolf Hitler was a vegetarian, and had only ONE testicle. Honey is the only food that does not spoil. Honey found
in the tombs of Egyptian pharaohs has been tasted by archaeologists and found
edible.
Coca-Cola would be green if colouring weren’t added to
it. The average lead pencil will draw a line 35 miles long or write approximately 50,000 English words. More people are allergic to cow's milk than any other
food. The six official languages of the United Nations are: English, French, Arabic, Chinese, Russian and Spanish. Earth is the only planet not named after a god. Some worms will eat themselves if they can't find any
food! The worlds oldest piece of chewing gum is 9000 years old! The longest recorded flight of a chicken is 13 seconds Queen Elizabeth I regarded herself as a paragon of cleanliness. She declared that she bathed once every three months, whether she needed it or not Slugs have 4 noses. A man named Charles Osborne had the hiccups for 69
years! The average person laughs 10 times a day! An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain ---------------------------------------------------
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