An average American spends 3 weeks of his life in front of a red light.
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In the last 30 years, only seven people have been killed by a polar bear in Canada.
"Any person who shall lead or drive a bear upon any highway shall be fined not more than $50."
- Connecticut General Statutes, Section 6215
Lol accidental Bear fact.
Whoa.
Even though a polar bears fur looks white it is actually colourless and is made with hollow tubes. The reason the bear looks white is because the rough inner surface of the tubes make light scatter and reflect at many different angles which gives the white appearance.
People in low-income homes spend 50% more time playing video games than people in high-income homes.
swf is 4 poor people
"Lack of brains hinders research."
- Columbus Dispatch, Headline
Polar bears are excellent swimmers. They have been known to swim more than 60 miles without a rest.
Annually, the amount of garbage that is dumped in the world's oceans is three times the weight of fish that is caught from the oceans.
"SUPREME COURT REULES THAT MURDERERS SHALL NOT BE ELECTROCUTED
TWICE FOR THE SAME CRIME."
- Cleveland Daily News, Headline
Kinzer NEVER EAT POLAR BEAR LIVERS because they contain so much Vitamin A that it can be fatal if eaten by a human.
"Models are like baseball players. We make a lot of money quickly, but all of a sudden we're 30 years old, we don't have a college education, we're qualified for nothing, and we're used to a very nice lifestyle. The best thing is to marry a movie star."
- Cindy Crawford, Supermodel
In the United States, you are more likely to be killed by a bee sting than a shark attack.
A chance of a woman having twins is increased after the age of 35. About 1 in 27 women will give birth to twins after this age. After 50 the chances of having twins is 1 in 9.
"Most lies about blondes are false."
- Cincinnati Times-Star, headline
A Canadian, Troy Hurtubise, spent $100,000 and almost went bankrupt building a RoboCop style suit so that he could withstand a bear attack.
"Australia... What fresh hell is this?"
- Captain Jack Stanley ; The Proposition
Each year, Americans throw away 25 trillion Styrofoam cups.
Polar bears are great, they can eat as much as ten percent of their body weight in less than one hour.
"These people haven't seen the last of my face. If I go down, I'm going down standing up."
- Chuck Person, NBA Basketball player
The world record for rocking non-stop in a rocking chair is 480 hours held by Dennis Easterling, of Atlanta, Georgia.
Inorite Frown?
TOO THE ZOO!
"My sister's expecting a baby, and I don't know if I'm going to be an uncle or an aunt."
- Chuck Nevitt, North Carolina State basketball player, explaining to Coach Jim Valvano why he appeared nervous at practice.
I wonder how they found that out, Frown. I gotta try it too. I love that site, Solid.
A cat's field of vision is about 185 degrees.
Children laugh about 400 times a day, while adults laugh on average only 15 times a day.
The Kodiak, which is native to Alaska, is the largest bear and can measure up to eight feet and weigh as much as 1,700 pounds.
"Football players win football games."
- Chuck Knox, football coach
I am SO gonna spray polar bears with antiseptic spray now.
In a year, the average person walks four miles to make his or her bed.
"As Deng's health is now failing, many matters have been passed to Wan Li, who despite his age is still alive."
- company report, China Inc.
BEST FACT EVER: If you spray an antiseptic spray on a polar bear, its fur will turn purple.
The murder rate in the United States is about four times greater than in Japan. In Japan, no private citizen can buy a handgun legally.
White power.
"Rotarians, be patriotic! Learn to shoot yourself."
- Chicago Rotary Club journal, "Gyrator"
Franklin Pierce was the first U.S. President to have a Christmas tree in the White House.
The only animal, besides humans, that can get leprosy is the Armadillo.
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Recent studies have shown that cats can see blue and green. There is disagreement as to whether they can see red.
The name Santa Claus came from Saint Nicholas who was a bishop in the town of Myra, and was known to be very nice to children.
In New Mexico, over eleven thousand people have visited a tortilla chip that appeared to have the face of Jesus Christ burned into it.
"It's only puffy when it's swollen."
- Charlie Hough, Baseball player, describing his broken finger -
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