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No number before 1,000 contains the letter A
Some of these fun facts will have you counting. But there are plenty of E’s, I’s, O’s, U’s, and Y’s.
SteveBrickNJ
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Globally, more people have learned ENGLISH as their second language than there are native English speakers in the world.
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So, if every "English as a 2nd Language" learner wanted to practice speaking English with a native English speaker, there would not be enough native English speakers to meet that demand.
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So, if every "English as a 2nd Language" learner wanted to practice speaking English with a native English speaker, there would not be enough native English speakers to meet that demand.
MinnieM123
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More chocolate is bought at the Brussels Airport, than anywhere in the world.
Goofyernmost
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We are an obnoxiously lazy culture aren't we! I have enough of a problem with general English but now I am working on Southern English, y'all. Bless your heart!
Goofyernmost
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If you want soft-serve ice cream in Vermont, you'll have to order a creemee. Even though it has an unusual spelling, it's pronounced "cream-y."
flickr/Jeff
flickr/Jeff
The # symbol isn’t officially called hashtag or pound
Its technical name is octothorpe. The “octo-” means “eight” to refer to its points, though reports disagree on where “-thorpe” came from. Some claim it was named after Olympian Jim Thorpe, while others argue it was just a nonsense suffix
Goofyernmost
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In the town of Barre, Vt. all residents must bathe every Saturday night.
SteveBrickNJ
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MEN fall in love 
faster/easier/sooner than women do
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Goofyernmost
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I think they are confusing love with desire.
Goofyernmost
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It's illegal to undress in public in Vermont, but if you leave your house naked, it's totally fine. Actually both are frowned upon. When I was a teen I was told that there was a nudist colony along Lake Champlain. I, of course, wasn't interested, but I also was never able to find it. I also assume it wasn't year round or that is where they get the Blue Man show cast for Universal in the winter.
I'm sure some will be glad that I have run out of stuff from Vermont so it's done. I'd look up North Carolina but I think it would scare me.
I'm sure some will be glad that I have run out of stuff from Vermont so it's done. I'd look up North Carolina but I think it would scare me.
MinnieM123
Premium Member
Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho was the first American movie to show a toilet flushing.
Goofyernmost
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You Can't Use Elephants to Plow Cotton Fields in North Carolina.
Samsung tests phone durability with a butt-shaped robot
Do these interesting facts have you rethinking everything? People stash their phones in their back pockets all the time, which is why Samsung created a robot that is shaped like a butt—and yes, even wears jeans—to “sit” on their phones to make sure they can take the pressure.
You can thank the Greeks for calling Christmas “Xmas”
In Greek, the word for “Christ” starts with the letter Chi, which looks like an X in the Roman alphabet.
Goofyernmost
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Before North Carolina got its own lottery, it was illegal to be in mere possession of a lottery ticket, and you'd be fined $2000
Goofyernmost
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This one is really weird and supposedly is still on the books in North Carolina..
If a man and woman who aren't married go to a hotel and register themselves as married, then according to state law, they are married
If a man and woman who aren't married go to a hotel and register themselves as married, then according to state law, they are married