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February 21st 2009 09:32

During Persia's 10th century, the ruling grand Vizier had amassed a private library collection of a considerable size - 117,000 books..

The almost unbelievable part about this however, is that he took his entire library with him whenever he went travelling. How did he manage this?

He had the books loaded up onto the backs of camels who had been specifically trained to walk in alphabetical order!

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STRANGE AUSTRALIAN RACES

January 26th 2009 10:50

Australia hosts some strange races and sporting events. Here's a quick rundown of a few.

1. The Cockroach World Championship - Brisbane
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Do YOU Have A SLIPPERY DICK?

November 28th 2008 23:45

Well - do you??? Or does it all sound a bit fishy to you - especially being on this blog which generally speaking is reasonably family friendly - I guess it depends upon how reasonable your family is.

OK - so the name isn't what it implies - I'm actually talking about Halichoeres bivittatus, otherwise known as the striped fish called 'Slippery Dick'. (it does make you wonder about the person who named it though!)
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Unusual Occupations

July 2nd 2008 08:19

Ant Catcher - catches ants for use in ant farms.

Bone Crusher - crushes animal bones into a powder in order to make glue.
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SQUIRRELLY Interesting Squirrel Facts!!

November 16th 2007 09:16

Grey squirrels have been known to build nests in many unusual places, such as in cars, chimney's, barbecue grills and under porches rather than in the more cosy household attic.

A squirrel's brain is about the size of a walnut.
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Unusual Facts

September 29th 2007 21:00

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

The glue on Israeli postage stamps is supposed to be certified as kosher.
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The REAl Size Of The LOCH NESS MONSTER

September 13th 2007 10:01

Many people in Scotland and all over the world have been fascinated with the idea of the Loch Ness Monster and the possibility of it's existence.

It was calculated some time ago that If the Loch Ness monster truly exists, it could only be about as big as a 12 year old as there is only enough fish in the loch to feed a 31 kg (about 67 lb) creature.
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BLACK And/Or WHITE Dogs BEWARE!

September 10th 2007 12:32

Here's an ancient facts guaranteed to make your black, white or both coloured dog shiver right down to his paws.....

During ancient times in Japan when the townspeople wanted rain, they would shoot an arrow at a black dog, and if they wanted fine weather they would shoot an arrow at a white dog.
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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.
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15 Very Interesting Facts

May 8th 2007 00:20

1. The creator of the NIKE Swoosh symbol was paid only $35 for the design.

2. Each year, 24,000 Americans are bitten by rats!
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The Most Unlikely Dog Mating!

April 21st 2007 00:25

Now that's what I call a Hot-Dog!

The most unlikely dog mating on record seems just a little more than hard to believe, but in 1972 over in the south of Wales, a male Dachshund, commonly known as a Hotdog, managed to creep up on a sleeping Great Dane!