Total Trivia

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Brooklyn was originally known as Kings County

 

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The Ostrich is the largest living bird in the world.
It is of the Ratite family, which means flightless bird
This great bird has two toes, all other birds have three or four toes
Ostrich eggs hatch in 42 days
Females sit on eggs by day; males sit on eggs by night

 

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The male platypus has poison spurs on its hind feet. The venom can make a person ill and is strong enough to kill a dog

The platypus has more hemoglobin in its red blood cells than any other mammal, which enables it to store a lot of oxygen. Its heart rate can also vary from 140 - 230 beats a minute to almost 0 beats per minute

The platypus is a mammal, though it lacks a trait common to the vast majority of other mammals. Which mammalian trait does the platypus lack?

It doesn't bear live young

 

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Contrary to popular myth, porcupines cannot shoot their quills.

Porcupine quills are hollow and have spines on the end that make them hard to pull out. If you cut them in half, they are much easier to pull out.

The name “porcupine” means “one who rises up in anger!”

 

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There are 25 windows in Lady Liberty's crown

The seven spikes on the Statue of Liberty's crown represent either the seven oceans or the seven continents.

The statue was to be a symbol of welcome for all immigrants coming to America, as well as a universal symbol of freedom.

 

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Aurora Snow is a combination of two of her favorite childhood fairytales: Princess Aurora from Sleeping Beauty and Snow White

Snow appeared in a cameo in the Judd Apatow film Superbad with fellow pornographic actress Jenna Haze.


2001 – XRCO Award for Best Three-Way Sex Scene – Up Your Ass 18 (with Mr. Marcus and Lexington Steele)

2001 – XRCO Award for Best Group Sex Scene – Gangbang Auditions 7

2003 – AVN Award Female Performer of the Year

 

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A young pigeon that has not yet flown is a squab.

 

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"Court bouillon" is a broth made by cooking various vegetables and herbs, traditionally used for poaching fish, seafood, or vegetables.

 

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It seems to biologists that, unlike their humpback whale relatives whose underwater song evolves from year to year, killer whales retain individual dialects unchanged over long periods, possibly even for life.

 

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Lobster was once prison food

 

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Lobster was once prison food

Lucky inmates!

 

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You will burn about 7% more calories walking on hard dirt than on pavement...Real Fact #105 from the cap of Snapple Nectarine white tea.

 

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Paul MacCartney is the only Beatle not wearing shoes on the cover of "Abbey Road"

 

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By the age of 14, the average child has seen 11,000 murders on television.

 

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The 3 deadliest days for pedestrians are January 1, December 23 and October 31.

 

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More people die from serious illnesses if they are admitted to a hospital on the weekend (as opposed to during the week).

 

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25% of employees who use the Internet visit porn sites during the workday.

 

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You are more likely, statistically, to be killed by a falling coconut than by a shark.

And almost every documented shark attack has occured in dirty water, with bad visibility

 

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Cashew nuts are expensive, and never have shells because the shell and skin of the cashew nut contains extremely caustic oil that can painfully blister the skin. This dangerous oil must be completely removed before the nut can be touched or eaten.

 

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For many years, the globe on the "NBC Nightly News" spun in the wrong direction. On January 2, 1984, NBC finally set the world spinning back in the proper direction. (scary)

 

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When using the first pay telephone, a caller did not deposit his coins in the machine. He gave them to an attendant who stood next to the telephone. Coin telephones did not appear until 1899.

 

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In the Caribbean there are oysters that can climb trees.

 

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Iceland consumes more Coca-Cola per capita than any other nation.

 

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The youngest pope was 11 years old.

 

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The average person has over 1,460 dreams a year.