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11 Facts You Need to Know

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1- The original name for the butterfly was "flutterby"!

2- By raising your legs slowly and lying on your back, you can"t sink in quicksand.

3- Mosquito repellents don"t repel. They hide you. The spray blocks the mosquito"s sensors so they don"t know you"re there

4- Dentists recommend that a toothbrush be kept at least six feet away from a toilet to avoid airborne particles resulting from the flush.

5- The first product to have a bar code was Wrigley"s gum.

6- Michael Jordan makes more money from Nike annually than the entire Nike factory workers in Malaysia combined.

7- Adolf Hitler"s mother seriously considered having an abortion but was talked out of it by her doctor.

8- To escape the grip of a crocodile"s jaws, prick your fingers into its eyeballs. It will let you go instantly.

9- The average person falls asleep in seven minutes.

10- The "pound" (#) key on your keyboard is called an octothorp.

11- The only domestic animal not mentioned in the Bible is the cat.


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