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

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Velcro was invented by a Swiss who was inspired by the way burrs attached to clothing.

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The amount of tropical rain forest cut down each year is an area the size of Tennessee.

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The hieroglyph for 100,000 is a tadpole.

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The concerti on the two Voyager probes' information discs are performed by famed Canadian pianist Glenn Gould.

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The Phillips-head screwdriver was invented in Oregon.

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The Red sea was originally named the Reed Sea.

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The Amazon rain forest produces half the world's oxygen supply.

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Trivia is the Roman goddess of sorcery, hounds and... the crossroads

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The physically smallest post office in the United States is in Ochopee, Florida in the heart of the everglades.

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The longest chapter in the Bible is Psalm 119.

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The shortest verse in the Bible is "Jesus wept."

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Only three angels are mentioned by name in the Bible: Gabriel, Michael, and Lucifer.

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Some biblical scholars believe that Aramaic (the language of the ancient Bible) did not contain an easy way to say "many things" and used a term which has come down to us as 40. This means that when the bible -- in many places -- refers to "40 days," they meant many days.

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The book of Esther in the Bible is the only book which does not mention the name of God.