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Old 02-15-22, 10:02 AM   #1486
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A blue whales heart only beats nine times per minute.
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Old 02-15-22, 01:01 PM   #1487
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A cat’s purr vibrates at a frequency between 25 and 150 hertz, which is the same frequency at which muscles and bones repair themselves.
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Old 02-16-22, 07:38 AM   #1488
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A cat uses its whiskers to determine if a space is too small to squeeze through.
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Old 02-16-22, 12:25 PM   #1489
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Icon9 Appearance is everything in politics

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The shortest British monarch was Charles I, who was 4 feet 9 inches.
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...as I recollect... due to his cavalier attitude(s?), he became even shorter...(8"??+ -)
on Jan. 30, 1649, a bitterly cold day, anointed King, Charles I, wore two shirts to the executioner's block against the chill; lest the spectators think he was shivering in fear...
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Cats are believed to be the only mammals who don't taste sweetness.
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Old 02-17-22, 01:24 AM   #1491
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In German, Mississippi is spelled Mißißippi!
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Old 02-17-22, 10:04 AM   #1492
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A chameleon's tongue is twice the length of its body.
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Old 02-17-22, 12:40 PM   #1493
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twice the length of its body
...not including the tail!
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Cats have the largest eyes relative to their head size of any mammal.
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According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics


Nearly a third of American adults have been arrested at least once


Of course, that's arrested, not convicted of a crime.
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Old 02-19-22, 01:12 PM   #1496
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A crocodiles tongue is attached to the roof of its mouth.
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Glenn Ford was one of Hollywood's fastest gun drawing actors. He could draw and fire a handgun in 0.4 seconds as measured in the film frames
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Old 02-20-22, 12:21 PM   #1498
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A shark can detect one part of blood in 100 million parts of water.
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The penguin is the only bird that can swim but can't fly.
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Glenn Ford was one of Hollywood's fastest gun drawing actors. He could draw and fire a handgun in 0.4 seconds as measured in the film frames
He'd do OK in a corral shootout!
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