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Banging your head against a wall for one hour burns 150 calories.

The color orange didnt exist in the English language until the late 15th century when the first oranges began to appear in England. So instead, orange-colored things would be called eolucrog (yellow-saffron), or if something had more of a red tinge to it, it was called eolurad (yellow-red).

You get Goosebumps when youre scared to make yourself look bigger. This is thought to have worked on our especially hairy ancestors, having their hair stand up on end somewhat akin to a dog.

Cherophobia is the irrational fear of fun or happiness. something CE might be too familiar with

The original London Bridge is now in Arizona. The London Bridge, originally constructed in 1831, began to fall apart by the 1960s. As a result, the City of London decided to sell it and build another. In 1963, American entrepreneur Robert P. McCulloch bought the bridge. He dismantled it and shipped it to the United States piece by piece. The bridge moved to Lake Havasu City in Arizona. McCulloch founded Lake Havasu City, and he wanted the bridge to serve as a tourist attraction.

If Pinocchio said, My Nose Will Grow Now, it would create a paradox. This conundrum is known as the Pinocchio paradox.

All Cars are modeled out of thousands of pounds of clay at 1/1 scale before being actually being manufactured. The people who do this job are auto clay modelers. An auto clay modelers annual salary averages $81,474 in the U.S.

Saint Lucia is the only country in the world named after a woman.

On average, men get bored of a shopping trip after 26 minutes. Meanwhile, women dont get tired of shopping until around 2 hours have passed! On top of this, its been found that eight in ten men hate shopping with their partner.

In the 16th Century, Turkish women could initiate divorce if their husbands didnt provide enough coffee.

Squirrels cause approximately 10-20% of US power outages. What little bastards.

Sea otters hold hands when they sleep so they dont drift away from each other.

A small child could swim through the veins of a blue whale.

Pirates wore earrings because they believed they improved their eyesight. There are many reasons why pirates wore earrings. Some pirates would use trinkets for earrings from faraway lands. This was to show how well-traveled they were.
Pirates believed the precious metals in their earrings were magical and would protect or enhance their eyesight. They also believed earrings could aid in seasickness and prevent them from drowning.

Abraham Lincoln fed his cat with a gold fork. Abraham Lincoln was known to be a lover of animals, it is thought cats were his favorite. The Lincoln family often ate at the White House dinner table with their cat, Tabby. And during a formal dinner at the White House, Abe Lincoln fed Tabby from the table with a gold fork.
Lincolns embarrassed wife said it was shameful in front of their guests. The president replied, If the gold fork was good enough for former President James Buchanan, I think it is good enough for Tabby.