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Fines
in Finland are based on a persons income. For example, a man caught speeding
was fined £120,000 because he had a particularly well paid job !
Some
species of shark can grow, lose and regrow as many as 30,000 teeth in a lifetime.
The
record for the highest number of players to take part in a chinese whispers
game is 614 ! the original phrase was "Mac King is a comedy genius"
and the end result was "macaroni cantaloupe knows the future" !
Carrots
were originally purple.
Tarantulas
do not leave any tracks on sand
In
Alexandria, Minnesota it is illegal for a man to have sex if his breath smells
like garlic, onion or sardines !
Dale
Webster surfed non stop through an entire moon cycle. Or to put it another way
roughly 28 years ! He was 27 when he started and 55 when he stopped.
In
80 years (1600 to 1680) 40,000 people were burned to death in Britain. Their
crime ? Witchcraft
The
shortest ever war lasted an amazing 38 minutes. It was between England and Zanzibar.
Zanzibar surrendered.
Adamnan
the viking was the first person to see the Loch Ness monster back in 565.
There
are on average 13,000 earthquakes every year.
In
the 16th century in Holland, Spain and England urine was used as a tooth cleaning
agent. Queen Elizabeth herself swore by it.
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