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13 July 2009
Even More Trivia -- Fun Only (Still)...
Did you know any of the following:
1. An average four-year-old child asks 437 questions every day;
2. Every year, the Moon moves away from the earth a distance of 3.82cm;
3. That the Guinness Book of Records holds the record for the book most often stolen from public libraries;
4. Mageiricophobia is the fear of cooking;
5. The Mona Lisa has no eyebrows;
6. Tuna suffocate if they stop swimming;
7. Babies are born with 300 bones, but by adulthood we have only 206 bones;
8. The modern flushing toilet was invented by Thomas Crapper; and
9. The King of Hearts is the only king without a moustache.
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3 comments:
Hey Rob,
Just wait about 2.5 years for number 1. The first question is usually followed up by WHY? and then Why? then you guessed it Why?
GJ
GJ...
I am looking forward to it and being able to say things like, "because"; "that's just the way it is"; "because Dad said so"; or the classic, "go ask your mum"...
Very helpful piece of writing, much thanks for this article.
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