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Little-Known Facts

October 8th, 2006

I dunno, maybe you can share these with people and they will be struck with awe at your encyclopedic knowledge, as you call upon a seemingly endless supply of facts.

• Communism was invented by Native Americans from Delaware.

• Global warming and a depleted ozone layer are burning off nitrogen particles in the air and slowly changing it’s chemical makeup. The air at the poles (the two places on earth closest to the ozone) will be unbreathable by 2050.

• Televised broadcasts reach your home slightly faster than radio broadcasts, because the speed of light is faster than the speed of sound.

• Poison oak was around for many years before its poisonous properties were known, during which time it was simply referred to as "oak". Incidentally, its true name is poisonous oak.

• Pee shivers are the physical manifestation of the mind’s disgust at bodily functions.

• The seven dwarfs first met when they were picked by Disney to live in a house, and have their lives taped, to see what happens when people stop being polite, and start being real.

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