FYI-Odd Facts

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

* No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver or purple.

* "Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt".

* Almonds are members of the peach family.

* Winston Churchill was born in a ladies' room during a dance.

* Maine is the only state whose name is just one syllable.

* There are only four words in the English language which end in"-dous" tremendous,horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.

* Los Angeles's full name is "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciuncula" and can be abbreviated to 3.63% of its size, "L.A."

* A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.

* An ostrich's eye is bigger than it's brain.

* Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.

* In most advertisements, including newspapers, the time displayed on a watch is 10:10.

* Al Capone's business card said he was a used furniture dealer.

* The characters Bert and Ernie on Sesame Street were named after Bert the cop and Ernie the taxi driver in Frank Capra's "Its A Wonderful Life".

* A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds. A dime has 118 ridges around the edge.

* It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.

* The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.

* John Lennon's first girlfriend was named Thelma Pickles.

* The average person falls asleep in seven minutes.

Nina

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