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 Trivia 1. Winston Churchill, one of England's greatest politicians, historians and statesmen, was born in a ladies' room during a dance. 2. The national anthem of Greece reportedly has 158 verses. 3. There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar. 4. There are more bacteria in the average person's mouth than there are people on the planet. 5. Some humming birds' wings flap at a rate of nearly 100 beats per second. 6. The average bed is home to over 6 billion dust mites. 7. Saint Patrick - the patron saint of Ireland - was Scottish. However, the Scots as a people, originated in Ireland, so it all evens out in the end!! 8. The average serving of broccoli contains twice the vitamin C of an average-sized orange. 9. Conservative estimates of the number of species of life which we share the planet with, range from 10 to 30 million. At present, we have only formally named about 2 million forms of life, and we have detailed knowledge of only a tenth of these. 10. There is about 200 times more gold in the world’s oceans, than has been mined in our entire history. 11. On average, a 4-year-old child asks 437 questions a day. 12. In WWII, the Germans lost 126 generals. 84 of these were executed by Hitler. 13. The last person shot in WWI was a Chinese worker who was killed for "insubordination" while cleaning up a battle area. 14. Every citizen of Kentucky is required by law to take a bath once a year. 15. The longest recorded flight of a domestic chicken is 13 seconds. 16. The average major league career of a baseball is 5 to 7 pitches. |
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