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Did You Know

Did you know?
By the Beautiful Kaylah Sanchez
Remember the time you didn’t know these facts? #good times! So did you know?
1. Ralph Laurens original name was Ralph Lifshitz.
2. Dreamt is the only word that ends in mt.
3. M&M chocolate stands for the initials of its inventors Mars and Murrie.
4. The first Burger King was opened in Miami Florida in 1954…and now they deliver.
5. The first MTV video played was “Video Killed the Radio Star” by Buggles.
6. Every day is a holiday somewhere in the world.
7. In a deck of cards the king of hearts is the only king without a mustache.
8. A group of kangaroos is called a mob.
9. 42% of men and 25% of women don’t wash their hands after using a public toilet.
10. Tree hugging is forbidden in China.
11. The past tense for the English word ‘dare’ is ‘durst’.
12. The word ‘testify’ derived from a time when men were required to swear on their testicles.
13. The word “Batman” is used to refer to someone’s personal servant- so, Alfred Pennyworth is actually Batman’s Batman.
14. Walt Disney was once fired by a newspaper editor for “lack of creativity.”
15. In 1906 the Bronx Zoo featured a caged African man as an exhibit. Racism!
16. The Dutch Santa Claus (Sinterklaas) delivers presents on a grey horse, accompanied by white men in black-face. Children are kidnapped and brought to Spain if they’re naughty. Almost as bad as #15!
17. There is a blue fish on Sponge Bob which can be found in multiple episodes with a clearly shown private part. Not for kids!
18. A 46 year old man died trying to do Gangnam Style dance at a party.
19. A woman wounded and assaulted her boyfriend, because he tried to take the last beer in her home.
20. There’s a disease called Exercise-Induced Anaphylaxis which makes people allergic to exercise.
21. When a male is deprived of adequate nutrition, testosterone levels drop but estrogen levels stay the same, causing “man boobs.”
22. A child genius Andre Halliburton dropped out of college and has worked at McDonald’s because he felt that being labeled ‘genius’ is a burden.
23. Marijuana is not considered a drug in North Korea.
24. Cats show their butts as a way of showing they are comfortable with you.
25. There is an edible deodorant; a body odor fighting candy.
26. When you receive a kidney transplant, they leave in the existing kidneys and just add the new one. So now you have three kidneys!
27. Cracking your knuckles does not actually hurt your bones or cause arthritis. The sound you hear is just gas bubbled bursting.
28. In 1938 a revolver-camera was invented to take a picture just as the trigger was pulled.
29. UK banned handguns after a school shooting in 1996.
30. After being separated for 30 years a brother and sister were reunited on a blind date.
31.If you order your steak well-done in a restaurant, you are more likely to get low-quality- throw away meat.

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