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horses can't throw up

The sea turtle (leatherback) is the biggest reptile alive.

Without carotene the carrot wouldn't be orange.

rum attracts swallowtails usually

A chameleon's tongue is twice the length of its body.

Fried chicken is the most popular meal ordered in sit-down restaurants in the US. The next in popularity are: roast beef, spaghetti, turkey, baked ham, and fried shrimp.

A 1,200-pound horse eats about seven times it's own weight each year.

Goulash, a beef soup, originated in Hungary in the 9th century AD.

You Live Where? Weird Town Names.
Locations Trivia June 3rd, 2006

WeirdAll of the towns and cities listed below are actual names of real towns and cities – there is one for each state.
1. Burnt Corn, Alabama
2. Shishmaref, Alaska
3. Cockscomb Butte, Arizona
4. Weiner, Arkansas
5. Hooker, California
6. Bonanza, Colorado
7. Giants Neck, Connecticut
8. Blue Ball, Delaware
9. Two Egg, Florida
10. The Rock, Georgia
11. Hickam Village, Hawaii
12. Hellhole, Idaho
13. Kickapoo, Illinois
14. Loogootee, Indiana
15. Diagonal, Iowa
16. Buttermilk, Kansas
17. Beaverlick, Kentucky
18. Tickfaw, Louisiana
19. Mars Hill, Maine
20. Accident, Maryland
21. Gay Head, Massachusetts
22. Climax, Michigan
23. Fertile, Minnesota
24. Chunky, Mississippi
25. Humansville, Missouri
26. Square Butte, Montana
27. Roach, Nebraska
28. Jackpot, Nevada
29. Cock Hill, New Hampshire
30. Middlesex, New Jersey
31. Truth or Consequence, New Mexico
32. Hicksville, New York
33. Horneytown, North Carolina
34. Zap, North Dakota
35. Fleatown, Ohio
36. Bowlegs, Oklahoma
37. Zigzag, Oregon
38. Intercourse, Pennsylvania
39. Quidnick, Rhode Island
40. Coosaw, South Carolina
41. Oral, South Dakota
42. Finger, Tennessee
43. Ding Dong, Texas
44. Hardup, Utah
45. Ball Hill, Vermont
46. Dumfries, Virginia
47. Walla Walla, Washington
48. Odd, West Virginia
49. Spread Eagle, Wisconsin
50. Cokeville, Wyoming

The average shave will trim away somewhere between 20,000-25,000 hairs from a man’s face.

Durian fruit, which smells like dirty socks, is a favorite fruit in southern Asia.

Scientists in Brazil were looking to make a hardier bee for better honey production; instead, the result was the aggressive hybrid known today as killer bees.

On March 20, 1964 a huge earthquake (8.8 magnitude) rocked Alaska.

Hummingbirds can fly, but they can not walk.

I was there a week ago!

Coconuts kill more people each year than sharks.

A chameleon's tongue is twice the length of its body.

Capsaicin, which makes hot peppers “hot” to the human mouth, is best neutralized by casein, the main protein found in milk.

A Hindu temple dedicated to the rat goddess Karni Mata in Deshnoke, India, houses more than 20,000 rats.

A cow gives nearly 200,000 glasses of milk in her lifetime.

Milkshakes are not only popular in America. Latin America is also very fond of milkshakes. The term for milkshakes in Latin America is normally “batido.”

Sweet treats in Sweden and Holland are not always sweet. These people love salt liquorice.

Just because you may call them a “milkshake” does not mean everyone will understand what you are talking about. In parts of Canada and New England, such as Boston, Massachusetts, milkshakes are known as a “frappe” (the e is silent).

The first modern Olympic Games were held at Much Wenlock in Shropshire in 1850.

A Holstein's spots are like a fingerprint or snowflake. No two cows have exactly the same pattern of spots.

Polar bears can remain completely submerged underwater for about two minutes. They close their nostrils but swim with their eyes open.

The average acre holds about 2,000 Christmas trees.

Orchids come in a rainbow of colours, including green and black. But the one colour you’ll never see an orchid in is blue.

Hen Turkeys can give birth without sex, but the offspring are always male.

A father sea catfish keeps the eggs of his young in his mouth until they are ready to hatch. He will not eat until his young are born, which may take several weeks.