November 2010
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According to the Butterball Company, 675 million...
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Turkeys can trot at astounding speeds of up to 25...
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Though domestic turkeys are earth-bound, wild...
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The annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade...
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Benjamin Franklin wanted the turkey to be the...
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Contrary to popular belief, even though wild...
Instead, the Native American Indians and Plymouth colonists feasted on various seafood, deer, corn, eggs, squash, spices, popcorn and squashed cranberries.
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In the middle of the Civil War, 16th President...
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It is thought that the Native Americans out...
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! (In America)
we’ll celebrate with some turkey day facts!
the-happy-pessimist asked: Oh no, Oh Yeah Facts.
Election day in America is not the first Tuesday of November. It is constitutionally mandated to be the Tuesday after the first Monday of November. It could never be November the 1st, even if it was a Tuesday.
Lots of love,
A Brit (with an interest in US politics)
Election day in America is not the first Tuesday of November. It is constitutionally mandated to be the Tuesday after the first Monday of November. It could never be November the 1st, even if it was a Tuesday.
Lots of love,
A Brit (with an interest in US politics)
ixnaytheigloo asked: So, why is it that if you have poor vision and you do not have glasses on, and you look into a mirror, the things that are further away from the mirror are still blurrier than the ones close to the mirror?
d-ysphoria asked: if you were in a pitch black room with a mirror in it, and looked at it with night vision goggles, would it just look like any other wall?
truththeface asked: Hi there team!
I'm sorry if you don't field questions about how things work but I'm intrigued by one and I think you guys might/might more than anyone else have the skills to aid my thirst for knowledge.
My question is: When someone looks at a mirror and sees an image, how does someone else look at the same mirror and see a different image?
I mean, if someone...
I'm sorry if you don't field questions about how things work but I'm intrigued by one and I think you guys might/might more than anyone else have the skills to aid my thirst for knowledge.
My question is: When someone looks at a mirror and sees an image, how does someone else look at the same mirror and see a different image?
I mean, if someone...
The abbreviation lb is used for US pounds (weight)...
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People with the genetic defects Naegeli Syndrome...
(The Essential Book of Useless Information)
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7% of Americans claim they never bathe at all.
(The Book of Useless Information)
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Pepi II of Egypt ruled for 94 years, until dying...
(The Essential Book of Useless Information)
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An alternative title for the sitcom Friends was...
(The Best Book of Useless Information)
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How do mirrors work?
We see objects in a mirror, because a mirror, when hit by particles of light called photons, reflects the photons back to us and some reach, and enter, our eyes. Photons that hit a rough surface will bounce off of the surface in a haphazard manner, while those that hit a smooth surface, such as a mirror, only bounce off of the surface at the same angle at which they hit the object. The scientific...
gayforjesus asked: why are cats noses wet
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The longest game of Monopoly played in a bathtub...
(The Book of Useless Information)
If birds could sweat, they wouldn't be able to...
(The Book of Useless Information)
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On average, humans fart once per hour.
(The Book of Useless Information)
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There are nine muscles in the human ear.
(The Book of Useless Information)
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Election Day in the US is the first Tuesday in...
Before 1845, election day was determined by individual states, as long as the day was within 34 days of the Electoral College convening in early December.
Anyway, doesn’t matter who you vote for as long as you vote. GO FORTH!
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Hair and fingernails do not continue to grow after...