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Did you know that?

  1. In San Francisco, it’s against the law to feed pigeons on sidewalks and streets. This rule aims to prevent harm to neighborhoods and the birds themselves, according to the city’s Public Works Department.
  2. During the Apollo 17 mission, astronaut Harrison Schmitt discovered he was allergic to moon dust.
  3. New Delhi is home to the Sulabh International Museum Of Toilets, showcasing the historical evolution of toilets from 2500 BC to the present day.
  4. The official bird of Redondo Beach, California, is surprisingly the Goodyear Blimp, declared in anticipation of the 1984 summer Olympics.
  5. Three U.S. Presidents have won Grammy Awards in the Best Spoken Word Album category: Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, and Barack Obama.
  6. Vikings, known for their toughness, also wore makeup as part of their daily routine.
  7. Some individuals opt to tattoo the whites of their eyes with various colors, though this practice comes with risks such as pain and vision issues.
  8. Veterans Stadium, where the Philadelphia Eagles played, had a courtroom and jail to manage the team’s rowdy fans.
  9. The letter “Q” does not appear in any U.S. state name.
  10. Jockey Frank Hayes won a race at Belmont Park in 1923 despite suffering a fatal heart attack mid-race.
  11. Sharks reportedly showed interest in fiber-optic cables laid on the ocean floor in 1987.
  12. Winston Churchill was hit by a car and nearly killed while crossing Fifth Avenue during a 1931 visit to New York.
  13. Crafting a replica Darth Vader suit would cost around $18.3 million.
  14. Neil Armstrong once threatened legal action against his barber for selling his hair.
  15. “Strengths” is the longest English word with one vowel, containing nine letters.
  16. The size of the liver fluctuates significantly throughout the day.
  17. Two identical Air Force One planes, including SAM 28000, are maintained for the President’s global transportation.
  18. Liechtenstein has only one jail, and individuals with sentences exceeding two years are sent to prisons in Austria or Switzerland.
  19. Actor Daniel Radcliffe went through nearly 70 wands and 160 pairs of glasses during the Harry Potter film series.
  20. Imperfect Kit Kat bars are ground up and turned into filling for new Kit Kat bars, demonstrating a creative recycling process.
  21. It takes only six minutes for alcohol to start affecting the brain.
  22. Le Palais Idéal, an 85-foot-long castle in France, was constructed by a mailman over 34 years using rocks collected during his mail route.
  23. Cheesemakers are studying whether music, like songs from Led Zeppelin, can influence the taste of cheese.
  24. Loch Ness in Scotland contains more freshwater than all of England’s lakes combined.
  25. Wombat feces is cube-shaped due to the animal’s intestines with stretchy and stiff sections.
  26. The youngest Olympian ever was Greek gymnast Dimitrios Loundras, who won a medal at age 10 in 1896.
  27. A dime has 118 ridges on its side, while a quarter has 119, a half dollar has 150, and a dollar coin has 198.
  28. Only 18 out of 1 million Lego pieces are defective, showcasing the precision of Lego molds.
  29. Haumea, a dwarf planet beyond Neptune, is shaped like a potato and has rings similar to Jupiter.
  30. The Museum of Failure displays around 159 failed products and innovations, including Harley-Davidson perfume and Colgate frozen entrees.
  31. The U.S. Supreme Court building has a basketball court on its top floor, converted from a former storage room in the 1940s.