The Random Facts Dictionary
Here's the place to pick up on some random facts! Extremely entertaing, and it might come in handy! Pictures are still being added in, so the description might not match the picture. Don't worry, it will be fixed soon. If you have a random fact, why not send it to elvenchild4ever@naamail.zzn.com? You don't have to send a picture address, we'll find one that goes with the description!

There are more chickens than people in the world.

The Hoover Dam was built to last 2,000 years. The concrete in it will not even be fully cured for another 500 years.
-ananymous

Sumo Wrestling is Japan's #1 favorite sport! (Well, different cultures have different tastes.)

In ancient Rome, it was considered a sign of leadership to be born with a crooked nose.
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Two-thirds of the world's eggplant is grown in New Jersey.
-Chandni

Oak trees don't have acorns until they are at least 50 years old.
-ananymous

It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.
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A healthy adult can draw in about 200 to 300 cubic inches (3.3 to 4.9 liters) of air at a single breath, but at rest only about 5% of this volume is used.
-ananymous

The average person makes about 1,140 telephone calls each year.
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The average American kid watches around 3 hours of t.v. every day!

It's physically impossible to lick your elbows.
-Danielle, 11

Your eyes stay the same size from when you were born, but everything else on you face grows.
-Danielle, 11

Women blink almost 30% more than men do.
-Danielle, 11

The longest one-syllable word in the English language is "screeched."
-Chandni

On a Canadian two dollar bill, the flag flying over the Parliament Building is an American flag.
-Chandni

Did you know that there are some earthworms 6 feet long living in Austrailia?
-Raca, 12

Did you know that in the past, men have used horse-radish, nettles and bird droppings to cure baldness?
-Raca, 12

Did you know that in 1314, a bull was jailed for killing a man?
-Raca, 12

Did you know that emporer Yu from China offered a prize of 750,000 to anyone who could make his wife smile?
-Raca, 12

Did you know that in Australia, there are so many sheep that the population of sheep is higher than the population of humans?
-Raca, 12

Did you know that during a heavy rainstorm in 1935 in Austrailia, a shower of small jellyfish fell over Sydney, Austrailia?
-Raca, 12

Did you know that an ancient British wedding custom was to throw the wedding cake at the bride?
-Raca, 12

Did you know that the first Women's British Institute was in a Welch village called Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwilllantysiliagogagoch?
-Raca, 12

Did you know that Sea-bathing was once a treatment if you were bitten by a mad dog?
-Raca, 12

Did you know that in Germany, it was once believed that kissing a donkey would relieve a toothache?
-Raca, 12

Rubberbands last longer when refrigerated.
-Chandni

Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite.

There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar.
-Chandni

The average person's left hand does 56% of the typing.
-Chandni

The shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes.
-Chandni