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Pura Vida

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You Betcha Didn’t Know these...

The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as a substitute for Blood plasma.

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No piece of paper can be folded in half more than seven (7) times.

Oh go ahead .. I'll wait...

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Donkeys kill more people annually than plane crashes or shark attacks.(So, watch your Ass)

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You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television.

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Oak trees do not produce acorns until they are fifty (50) years of age, or older.

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The first product to have a bar code was Wrigley's gum.

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The King of Hearts is the only king WITHOUT A MOUSTACHE

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You American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one (1) olive from each salad served in first-class.

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Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.

(Since Venus is normally associated with women, what does this tell you?)

(That women are going in the 'right' direction...?)

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Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning.

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Most dust particles in your house are made from DEAD SKIN!

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The first owner of the Marlboro Company died of lung cancer.

So did the first 'Marlboro Man'.

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Walt Disney was afraid OF MICE!

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PEARLS DISSOLVE IN VINEGAR!

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The ten most valuable brand names on earth: Apple, Coca Cola, Google, IBM, Microsoft, GE, McDonalds, Samsung, Intel, and Toyota, in that order.


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It is possible to lead a cow upstairs...But, not downstairs.

(Why in the hell would you want to take a cow upstairs?)

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A duck's quack doesn't echo, and no one knows why.

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PDentists have recommended that a toothbrush be kept at least six (6) feet away from a toilet to avoid airborne particles resulting from the flush.

(I keep my toothbrush in the living room now!)

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Turtles can breathe through their butts

(I know some people like that, don't YOU?)
 
A year on Venus (224.7 Earth days) is shorter that its day (243 Earth days)!
In that case I'm glad I don't live on Venus as I'd be ageing at a much faster rate...
 
In that case I'm glad I don't live on Venus as I'd be ageing at a much faster rate...
Indeed, as according to Einstein, being closer to the Sun and experiencing greater gravity, time would elapse more slowly so you would age more for a set period of time. (GPS satellites have their clocks adjusted for less gravity where they orbit o/w positioning function would be out by a number of km.)
 
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