| Freebsd Fortunes 3: 1714 of 2182 |
FORTUNE'S FUN FACTS TO KNOW AND TELL: #1
A guinea pig is not from Guinea but a rodent from South America.
A firefly is not a fly, but a beetle.
A giant panda bear is really a member of the racoon family.
A black panther is really a leopard that has a solid black coat
rather then a spotted one.
Peanuts are not really nuts. The majority of nuts grow on trees
while peanuts grow underground. They are classified as a
legume-part of the pea family.
A cucumber is not a vegetable but a fruit.
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| Freebsd Fortunes 3: 1715 of 2182 |
FORTUNE'S FUN FACTS TO KNOW AND TELL: #14
The Baby Ruth candy bar was not named after George Herman "The Babe"
Ruth, but after the oldest daughter of President Grover Cleveland.
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| Freebsd Fortunes 3: 1716 of 2182 |
FORTUNE'S FUN FACTS TO KNOW AND TELL: #37
Can you name the seven seas?
Antartic, Artic, North Atlantic, South Atlantic, Indian,
North Pacific, South Pacific.
Can you name the seven dwarfs from Snow White?
Doc, Dopey, Sneezy, Happy, Grumpy, Sleepy and Bashful.
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| Freebsd Fortunes 3: 1717 of 2182 |
FORTUNE'S FUN FACTS TO KNOW AND TELL: #44
Zebra's are colored with dark stripes on a light background.
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| Freebsd Fortunes 3: 1718 of 2182 |
FORTUNE'S FUN FACTS TO KNOW AND TELL: #108
In Memphis, Tennessee, it is illegal for a woman to drive a car unless
there is a man either running or walking in front of it waving a red
flag to warn approaching motorists and pedestrians.
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| Freebsd Fortunes 3: 1719 of 2182 |
FORTUNE'S FUN FACTS TO KNOW AND TELL: #14
According to Kentucky state law, every person must take a bath
at least once a year.
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| Freebsd Fortunes 3: 1720 of 2182 |
FORTUNE'S FUN FACTS TO KNOW AND TELL: #16
The Arkansas legislature passed a law that states that the Arkansas River
can rise no higher than to the Main Street bridge in Little Rock.
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| Freebsd Fortunes 3: 1721 of 2182 |
FORTUNE'S FUN FACTS TO KNOW AND TELL: #19
A Los Angeles judge ruled that "a citizen may snore with immunity in
his own home, even though he may be in possession of unusual and exceptional
ability in that particular field."
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| Freebsd Fortunes 3: 1722 of 2182 |
FORTUNE'S FUN FACTS TO KNOW AND TELL: #1
In Blythe, California, a city ordinance declares that a person must own
at least two cows before he can wear cowboy boots in public.
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| Freebsd Fortunes 3: 1723 of 2182 |
FORTUNE'S FUN FACTS TO KNOW AND TELL: #2
Horses are forbidden to eat fire hydrants in Marshalltown, Iowa.
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