The useless bits of info to see if we can make a million posts thread

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It takes about 20 seconds for a red blood cell to circle the whole body.

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The only part of the body that has no blood supply is the cornea in the eye. It takes in oxygen directly from the air.

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Every day 200 million couples make love, 400,000 babies are born, and 140,000 people die.

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Colgate faced big obstacle marketing toothpaste in Spanish speaking countries. Colgate translates into the command “go hang yourself.”

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The only 2 animals that can see behind itself without turning its head are the rabbit and the parrot.

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Do you know the names of the three wise monkeys? They are:Mizaru(See no evil), Mikazaru(Hear no evil), and Mazaru(Speak no evil)

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Whip makes a cracking sound because its tip moves faster than the speed of sound.

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Two animal rights protesters were protesting at the cruelty of sending pigs to a slaughterhouse in Bonn. Suddenly the pigs, all two thousand of them, escaped through a broken fence and stampeded, trampling the two hapless protesters to death.

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If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle; if the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died as a result of wounds received in battle; if the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural cause.

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Marlboro cigarettes sold in New York contain more tar and nicotine than those sold in all other states!

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The Yo-Yo originated as a weapon in the Philippine Islands during the sixteenth century.

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Contrary to popular belief, hair does not grow back darker and thicker after it has been shaved.

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The MGM Grand Hotel of Las Vegas washes 15,000 pillowcases per day!

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The moon is actually moving away from Earth at a rate of 1.5 inches per year.

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In Australia, Burger King is called Hungry Jack's.