Good things to know when you're bored or feeling random ^-^
You'll get the other half tomorrow
Here are the second 25:
1 The English word girl was initially used to describe a young person of either sex. It was not until the beginning of the sixteenth century that the term was used specifically to describe a female child.
2 On July 5-6, 2005 a couple in London locked lips for 31 hours, 30 minutes, and 30 seconds, making it the longest kiss ever recorded.
3 Globally, boy babies are 25% more likely to die in infancy than girl babies.
4 Due to anti-German sentiment during WWI, an alternative name for a hamburger (which was derived from the Hamburg steak sandwiches eaten on immigrant ships between Hamburg, Germany, and America in the 1800s) was salisbury steak. It was named after Dr. Salisbury who prescribed ground beef for patients suffering from anemia, asthma, and other illnesses.
5 All dogs can be traced back 40 million years ago to a weasel-like animal called the Miacis which dwelled in trees and dens. The Miacis later evolved into the Tomarctus, a direct forbearer of the genus Canis, which includes the wolf and jackal as well as the dog.
6 The Muppet vampire, Count von Count from Sesame Street, is based on actual vampire myth. One way to supposedly deter a vampire is to throw seeds (usually mustard) outside a door or place fishing net outside a window. Vampires are compelled to count the seeds or the holes in the net, delaying them until the sun comes up.
7 George Washington grew marijuana in his garden.
8 Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying.
9 The pupil of the eye expands as much as 45% when looking at something pleasing.
10 Men's shirts have the buttons on the right, and Women's shirts have them on the left.
11 Bats always turn left when exiting a cave.
12 The average person who stops smoking requires one hour less sleep every night.
13 The United States has never lost a war in which mules were used.
14 Your nails grow faster in outer space.
15 No word that I know of in English rhymes with month, silver, orange or purple
16 While 73 percent of elevators have a "door close" button, the button only works in eight percent of those elevators.
17 The FBI estimates that six percent of government workers are foreign spies.
18 All people with blue eyes have a common ancestor.
19 In New Mexico, over eleven thousand people have visited a tortilla chip that appeared to have the face of Jesus Christ burned into it.
20 Actress Jamie Lee Curtis invented a special diaper for babies that has a pocket.
21 An office desk has 400 times more bacteria than a toilet.
22 Cow is a Japanese brand of shaving foam.
23 93% of all greeting cards are purchased by women.
24 A dime has 118 ridges around the edge.
25 Over 100,000 birds and sea animals are killed every year due to plastic garbage.
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