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  • It is estimated that Americans will consume 10 million tons of turkey on Thanksgiving Day. Due to turkey's high sulphur content, Americans will also produce enough gas to fly a fleet of 75 Hindenbergs from L.A. to New York in 24 hours. (Non-smoking flights, of course.)
  • When the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers play football at home, the stadium becomes the state's third largest city.
  • The characters Bert and Ernie on "Sesame Street" were named after Bert the cop and Ernie the taxi driver in Frank Capra's "It's A Wonderful Life."
  • The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.
  • All 50 states are listed across the top of the Lincoln Memorial on the back of the $5 bill.
  • Maine is the only state whose name is just one syllable.
  • The longest place-name still in use is Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateatuipu-
    kakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwenuakitanatahu, a New Zealand hill.
  • An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.
  • Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.
  • A dragonfly has a lifespan of 24 hours.
  • A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds.
  • It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.
  • The giant squid has the largest eyes in the world.
  • The name for Oz in the "Wizard of Oz" was thought up when the creator, Frank Baum, looked at his filing cabinet and saw A-N, and O-Z, hence "Oz."

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