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Monday, June 30, 2008

facts

Raw cashews are poisonous and must be roasted before they can be eaten (this is probably one reason that you can't buy cashews in the shell
Vietnamese currency consists only of paper money; no coins.
During his entire life, Vincent Van Gogh sold exactly one painting, Red Vineyard at Arles.
A pig's orgasm lasts for 30 minutes.
Skin is thickest on the back -- 1/6 of an inch
The most sensitive finger is the forefinger.
Alaska is the most northern, western and eastern state; it also has the highest latitude,the most eastern longitude and the most western longitude.
Cinderella's slippers were originally made out of fur.
The story was changed in the 1600s by a translator.
It was the left shoe that Aschenputtel (Cinderella) lost at the stairway,
when the prince tried to follow her
A large flawless emerald is worth more than a similarly large flawless diamond.
The characters Bert and Ernie on Sesame Street were named after Bert the cop and Ernie the taxi driver in Frank Capra's "Its A Wonderful Life"
A penguin only has sex twice a year.

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