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13 More Interesting Facts

May 14th 2007 00:25
1. In the U.S. the IRS tax manual has instructions for collecting taxes after a nuclear war.

2. At the same U.S. tax collection office, over 2 million documents are lost every year.

3. There are more bacteria in your mouth than there are people in the world.
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4. More than 50% of the people in the world have never made or received a telephone call.

5. Avocados have more protein than any other fruit.

6. The most powerful electric eel is found in the rivers of Brazil, Columbia, Venezuela, and Peru, and produces a shock of 400-650 volts.

7. Bats always turn left when exiting a cave.

8. Washington, D.C. has one lawyer for every 19 residents!

9. In 1980, a Las Vegas hospital suspended workers for betting on when patients would die!

10. If the population of China walked past you in single file, the line would never end because of the rate of reproduction.

11. You are more likely to get attacked by a cow than a shark.

12. Half of all identity thieves are either relatives, friends, or neighbours of their victims.

13. One in three male motorists picks their nose while driving.

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Comment by Jonathon

May 14th 2007 03:32
hey melissaa,

if i keep reading your blog, i'm going to be the king of trivia night at my local! either that or i will be able to start my own trivia quiz. nice work.

Comment by Nickoftime's Sanity Corner

May 14th 2007 22:26
Melissa,

bats always turn right? LOL

How cool!

Great post!

Take care,

Nick

Comment by Ash

May 15th 2007 05:42
Hi Melissa,

yech... more bacteria in your mouth than people in the world? that`s a really romantic thought!

Glad I wasn`t in the hospital where they were having bets! Imagine if the stakes got really high you would be a goner.... they would be trying to pop you off!

fascinating as always

ash

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