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A Native American tribe in South Dakota collects bottle caps left by campers, using them as currency. Several banks in the area now recognize the caps as legal tender.
When you flip the 2005 Minnesota statehood quarter, heads will come up 61% of the time instead of the expected 50%.
Fish have "dandruff" caused by their scales that flake off, and it is impossible to filter all traces of it from drinking water.
Vice President Dick Cheney is an accomplished studio musician, and has played trumpet and woodwinds for the likes of Tony Bennett, Frank Sinatra and (most recently) Paul Anka.
Moths are unable to fly during an earthquake.
John Wayne's real name was Lydia Schiffman.
The Hyundai Elantra is China's best selling car, but "Elantra" in some dialects of Mandarin Chinese means "Violation", so the car is actually named "Guana".
"Hello Kitty" began as part of a covert propaganda campaign originally proposed by Prime Minister Tojo during World War II.
More people than you would imagine accidentally swallow their keys.
When you first open a jar of cold cream, because of the chemical reaction with air, it actually is ice cold to the touch.
Dan Castellaneta, the voice of Homer Simpson, is getting older, and he can no longer properly voice the characteristic "D'oh!". From the sixth season of "The Simpsons" to the present, whenever you hear "D'oh", it's either a dub from an episode originally aired in seasons 1-5, or digitally created on a Macintosh computer.
Newscaster Jim Lehrer is married to the woman who plays Elvira, Mistress of the Dark.
Belt loops were invented fifty years earlier than the first belt.
When in heat, female hippopotami secrete an oil with a flavor similar to strawberries. Kalahari bushmen use the oil to make flat-bread treats for children.
Owls only lose feathers during daylight hours, usually when they're sleeping.
Before coming to power, Slobodan Milosevic hosted a radio talk show about soccer.
In the weightlessness of space a frozen pea will explode if it comes in contact with a carbonated beverage.
60 Minutes correspondent Mike Wallace owns and operates a chain of karate schools.
Satellite radio receivers (XM, Sirius) will occasionally disrupt radar guns (K-band) used by police to catch speeders.
Barbara Walters is part owner of two NHL teams. She is prohibited from attending when the teams play each other.
In many Eskimo schools, they don't teach multiplication. Division is taught, however.
During the Civil War, America had a demand for poodles that was not met until the mid-1920s.
The wobble in the rotation of the earth is causing a shift in its magnetic field. By the year 2327, the magnetic North Pole will be located in mid-Kansas, while the South Pole will be just off the coast of East Africa.
Silica gel, when mixed in with asphalt, makes highways that actually absorb rainfall. A side effect is that automobile tires would last two to three times as long when used on this type pavement. The tire industry has fought this breakthrough.
Scuba divers cannot pass gas at depths of 33 feet or below.
A tank can only be used to hold helium for three fillings (depending on tank size) before being recycled. The very small helium atom actually leaks out of the tank - in between the molecules of the steel tank - in effect actually "eating away" the tank walls.
There is no literal translation for "boss" in Japanese, so in Tokyo, Bruce Springsteen is known as "The Supervisor".
Johnny Plessey batted .331 for the Cleveland Spiders in 1891, even though he spent the entire season batting with a rolled-up, lacquered copy of the Toledo Post-Dispatch.
Fidel Castro's brother Raul has a large collection of Beanie Babies.
Due to a calendar mix-up, there were two years in a row identified as "1973".
To research his role in "Tootsie", Dustin Hoffman spent two years living as a woman.
In the early drafts of "Moby Dick", Moby Dick was a turtle.
In the Blackfoot Indian language, there is no translation for the name "Clarence". (thanks to Eric Snyder)
Abraham Lincoln was wearing his stovepipe hat when he lost his virginity.
More than 30% of the world's salt is used to garnish margaritas.
Approximately 200,000 drivers a year are seriously burned by EZ-pass sensors.
The United States Postmaster General must be able to lick at least 40 stamps per minute.
Al-Qaida terrorists often carry secret coded messages on Etch-A-Sketches. (thanks to Eric Snyder)
Every Tuesday is sloppy joe night at the White House.
Surprisingly, famous astronomer Carl Sagan couldn't count to 100. (thanks to Eric Snyder)
Orville Wright was the first member of the mile-high club.
Barbara Walters was once arrested for playing golf naked.
Thomas Edison was the first person ever to say "does my voice really sound like that?"
Thomas Edison, among his many other inventions, also invented break dancing. (thanks to Eric Snyder)
The earliest rocking chairs only rocked forward.
The original episode of the situation comedy "One Day at a Time" was 24-hours long.
Larry the Cable Guy has an illegal cable hook-up.
If you make a cow laugh hard enough, milk will come out of its nose.
Truth or Consequences, New Mexico is one of two United States towns named after a game show. The other is Password, Nevada.
By 2025, zoologists believe that the kangaroo will have an additional pouch for his iPod.
In some parts of Wyoming, it's legal to hunt the elderly.
To ensure prompt delivery of e-mail, the post office recommends affixing a 41-cent stamp to your computer.
By 2012, Pizza Hut hopes to focus less on pizza sales and more on its hut business.
After breaking his promise not to raise taxes, George H. W. Bush used some of the money to buy a Donkey Kong machine for the White House.
Lou Ferrigno complains that years after "The Hulk" went off the air, he'd still turn green when angered.
None of the actors who play characters on the television show "All My Children" have children.
In 1983, General Mills in Battle Creek, Michigan had to stop making Cheerios due to the drill press operator strike. (thanks to Eric Snyder)
Each year, 48 customers are accidentally electrocuted at a Circuit City.
Albert Einstein was an avid body builder. (thanks to Eric Snyder)
The first item ever patented at the United States Patent Office was the patent application form.
Yellow Hi-liter is an excellent source of Vitamin C.
According to a recently found artifact, it appears that Mary and Joseph's second choice for a name was Larry. (thanks to Eric Snyder)
The average vending machine candy bar is four-and-a-half years old.
Oscar Mayer's wife divorced him because he always came home smelling like bologna.
"Wheel of Fortune" has been rerunning the same 12 episodes since 1998.
Three out of ten doctors admit to licking the tongue depressors before using them.
Shaquille O'Neal was conceived in a Radio Shack.
Gerald Ford is the only United States president to have walked on the moon.
Babe Ruth's last words were, "the money's on the dresser."
The average person burns 19 calories giving someone the finger.
To create a nurturing, non-judgmental atmosphere, many math teachers now tell children that no numbers are truly negative.
In 1983, the major league baseball all-star game was played without a ball.
Just as Larry is short for Lawrence, Gary is short for Gawrence.
Our shortest president was James Madison at 3 feet, 11 inches.
In Canada, Cool Whip is called Miracle Whip; Miracle Whip is called Caulk.
For the last ten years, Henry Kissinger worked for college art classes as a nude model.
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