STRANGE FACTS

World Toe Wrestling Championship

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Losing to the woman is the least of that man's concern. More humiliating is the pink guy's package dangerously close to his head.

Every July, the strongest toes in the world converge upon the Bentley Brook Inn in Derbyshire, England to compete for the title of World Champion Toe Wrestler. Clearly superior to “real” wrestling in every way, competitors lock big toes in an official “Toedium” in a battle that requires strength, flexibility and plenty of alcohol.

World Bog Snorkeling Championship

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What sounds more appealing: snorkeling in the crystal blue waters of the Caribbean… or snorkeling in a mossy, muddy, stinky bog in the middle of nowhere? Well, if you’re Conor Murphy, the latter. Murphy is the reigning two-time World Bog Snorkeling Champion, an annual event that takes place every August in Llanywrtyd Wells, Wales. Competitors must swim two 60-yard lengths in a bog trench using only flipper power alone — no traditional swimming strokes — a far easier task if you have human-dolphin hybrid feet like Michael Phelps.

Cooper’s Hill Cheese-Rolling And Wake

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There is no acceptable reason why a man should compete for cheese naked, especially at the risk of rolling on or accidentally tea-bagging another man.

I love cheese. I will compete for cheese. I will stand up to those that are intolerant to lactose and ridicule them. I will cut the cheese. I will even willingly accept mild food sickness for discounted or expired cheese. But I will not risk possible death for cheese. That doesn’t mean others won’t. Every year in May, people converge upon Cooper’s Hill to chase a 7-pound wheel of Double Gloucester cheese down a steep hill, sustaining broken bones and concussions, in order to win the cheese. People must not know that they can buy cheese at their local grocer because the event drew over 15,000 people last year, which is three times capacity.

President Calvin Coolidge

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President Calvin Coolidge, in 1924, supported the idea of a national Father's Day. Then in 1966 President Lyndon Johnson signed a presidential proclamation declaring the 3rd Sunday of June as Father's Day. President Richard Nixon signed the law which finally made it permanent in 1972.

"The Boston Tea Party"

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"The Boston Tea Party" took place in 1773, that was an act of direct action protest by the American colonists against British Government in which they destroyed many crates of tea bricks belonging to the British East India Company on ships in Boston Harbor.

The first commercial transatlantic telephone

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The first commercial transatlantic telephone call was between New York City and London and occurred on January 7, 1927.

Bill Clinton

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On October 2002, Bill Clinton was given an honorary induction into the Arkansas Black Hall of Fame, becoming the first white person in the hall.

The early Olympic Games

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The early Olympic Games were celebrated as a religious festival from 776 B.C. until 393 A.D., when the games were banned for being a pagan festival (the Olympics celebrated the Greek god Zeus).

Medals

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Norway has won the most medals (263) at the Winter Games & United States has won more medals (2,189) at the Summer Games than any other country.

'Regular' wind

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The fastest 'regular' wind that's widely agreed upon was 231 mph (372 kph), recorded at Mount Washington, New Hampshire, on April 12, 1934.

Olympic Flag

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The Olympic Hymn, played when the Olympic Flag is raised, was composed by Spyros Samaras and the words added by Kostis Palamas. The Olympic Hymn was first played at the 1896 Olympic Games in Athens but wasn't declared the official hymn by the IOC until 1957.

Earthquake

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A 1960 Chilean earthquake was the strongest earthquake in recent times, which occurred off the coast, had a magnitude of 9.6 and broke a fault more than 1000 miles (1600 kilometers) long.

The most prominent topographic feature on Earth

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The most prominent topographic feature on Earth is the immense volcanic mountain chain that encircles the planet beneath the sea, the chain is more than 30,000 miles (48,000 kilometers) long and rises an average of 18,000 feet (5.5 kilometers) above the seafloor.

Valentine cards

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Every year around 1 billion Valentine cards are sent across. After Christmas it's a single largest seasonal card-sending occasion.

Childrens

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Children between ages 6 to 10 exchange more than 650 million Valentine's cards with teachers, classmates, and family members.

(GPS)

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Global Positioning System (GPS) is the only system today that can show your exact position on the Earth anytime, in any weather, no matter where you are!

USA

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The USA uses 29% of the world's petrol and 33% of the world's electricity.

Metal shortage

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Due to a metal shortage during World War II, Oscars were made of painted plaster for three years. Following the war, the Academy invited recipients to redeem the plaster figures for gold-plated metal ones.

Valentine's Day flowers

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The 73% of people who buy Valentine's Day flowers are men, while only 27 percent are women.

Taj Mahal

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The most beautiful and incredible gift of love is the monument Taj Mahal in India. Built by Mughal Emperor Shahjahan as a memorial to his wife it stands as the emblem of the eternal love story. Work on the Taj Mahal began in 1634 and continued for almost 22 years and required the labor of 20,000 workers from all over India and Central Asia.

American Airlines

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American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one olive from each salad served in first-class.

Pizza

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About 75 acres of pizza are eaten in in the U.S. Everyday.

Alexander Graham Bell

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Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor of the telephone, never telephoned His wife or mother because they were both deaf.

Strange

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Strange Facts

A Crocodiles tongue is attached to the roof of its mouth.

A group of larks is called an exaltation.

A elephant is the heavest of all land mammals at around 8,000 pounds.

A kangaroo can't jump unless its tail is touching the ground.

A male emperor moth can smell a female emperor moth up to 7 miles away.

A man had the hiccups for 69 years.

A millipede has 4 legs on each segment of it's body.

A mole can dig over 250 feet of tunnel in a single night.

A monkey was once tride and convicted for smoking a cigarette in South Bend,Indiana.

A noisy resturant is 100,000 times as lound as a watch ticking. Rock Consert 1,000,000,000 times as loud. Loud headphones 10,000,000,000. Shotgun blast 1,000,000,000,000

A peanut is neither a pea nor a nut.

A person at rest generates as much heat as a 100watt lightbulb

A group of owls is called a parliament.

A Penny whistle has six finger holes.

A pregnant goldfish is called a twit.

A quarter has 119 grooves on its edge, a dime has one less groove.

A quarter of Russia is covered by forest.

A raisin dropped in a glass of fresh champange will bounce up and down continually from the bottom of the glass to the top.

A rat can last longer with out water than a camel.

A rhinoceros' horn is made of compacted hair.

A rodents teeth never stop growing. They are worn down by the animal's constant gnawing on bark, leaves, and other vegetables.

A Saudi Arabian woman can get a divorce if her husband doesn't give her coffee

A shark can detect one part of blood in 100 million parts of water.

A group of ravens is called a murder.

A shark can grow a new set of teeth in a week

A silicon chip a quarter inch square has the capacity of the orignal 1949 ENIAC computer, which occupied a city block.

A sizable oak tree, during the typical growing season, gives off 28,000 gallons of moisture.

A snail can have about 25,000 teeth

A group of toads is called a knot.

About 3,500 gallons if water is needed to produce one pound of beef.

About 300 million cells die in your body every minute.

About 3000 years ago, most Egyptians died by the time they were thirty.

About 70% of all living organisms in the world are bacteria.

About 85% of the plant life on the Earth is in the ocean.

About a third of all Americans flush the toilet while they're still sitting on it.

A group of rhinos is called a crash.

A species of earthworm in Australia grows up to 10 feet in length.

A starfish can turn its self inside out.

A ten gallon hat holds three quarters of a gallon.

A toothpick is the object most often chocked on by Americans.

A Walla Walla scene is one where extras pretend to be talking in the background when they say walla walla it looks like they are actually talking.

A whales heart beats only nine times a minute.

A woodchuck breathers only ten times during hibernation.

A zebra is white with black stripes.