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Animals that lay eggs don't have belly buttons.
Beavers can hold their breath for 45 minutes under water.
Slugs have four noses.
Camels have three eyelids.
A honey bee can fly at 15mph.
A queen bee can lay 800-1,500 eggs per day.
A bee has five eyelids.
The average speed of a housefly is 4.5 mph.
Mosquitoes are attracted to people who just ate bananas.
Flamingos turn pink from eating shrimp.
Emus and kangaroos cannot walk backward.
Cats have over 100 vocal chords.
Camel's milk does not curdle.
All porcupines float in water.
The world's termites outweigh the world's humans about 10 to 1.
A hummingbird weighs less than a penny.
A jellyfish is approximately 95% water.
Children tend to grow faster in the spring.
Broccoli is the only vegetable that is also a flower.
Peaches are members of the almond family.
Alaska has the highest percentage of people who walk to work.
The San Francisco cable cars are the only mobile national monument.
The state of Maine has 62 lighthouses.
The Hawaiian alphabet only has 12 letters.
A ball of glass will bounce higher than a ball of rubber.
Chewing gum while peeling onions will prevent you from crying.
On average a human will spend up to 2 weeks kissing in his/her lifetime.
Fish have eyelids.
There are about 1 million ants for every person in the world.
Termites eat through wood two times faster when listening to rock music!
If you keep a goldfish in a dark room it will eventually turn white.
A snail breathes through its foot.
Fish cough.
An ant's sense of smell is stronger than a dog's.
It is possible to lead a cow up stairs but not down.
Frogs cannot swallow with their eyes open.
A cat's lower jaw cannot move sideways.
The bullfrog is the only animal that never sleeps.
Elephants are capable of swimming 20 miles per day.
Elephants are the only mammals that can't jump.
Giraffes have no vocal chords.
Cats can hear ultrasound.
Despite its hump, a camel has a straight spine.
Mosquitoes have 47 teeth.
There are 63,360 inches in a mile.
About 11% of the people in the world are left-handed.
The average smell weighs 760 nanograms.
A human brain weighs about three pounds.
1/4 of the bones in your body are in your feet.
You blink over 10,000,000 times a year.
A sneeze travels out of your mouth at over 100 miles an hour.
Brain waves can be used to power an electric train.
The tongue is the fastest healing part of the body.
Pigs can get sunburn.
The life span of a taste bud is about ten days.
The average human produces 10,000 gallons of saliva in a lifetime.
Strawberries contain more vitamin C than oranges.
A one-day weather forecast requires about 10 billion math calculations.
Americans, on average, eat 18 acres of pizza a day.
There are 18 different animal shapes in the animal cracker zoo.
The longest one syllable word is "screeched."
No word in the English language rhymes with month.
There is a town called "Big Ugly" in West Virginia.
The average person spends 2 weeks over his/her lifetime waiting for a traffic light to change.
You share your birthday with at least 9 million other people in the world.
No piece of paper can be folded more than seven times.
Alaska is the most eastern and western state in the U.S.
There are 119 grooves on the edge of a quarter.
About 18 percent of animal owners share their bed with their pet.
Alaska has more caribou than people.
Googol is a number (1 followed by 100 zeros).
Oysters can change from one gender to another and back again.
The Mona Lisa has no eyebrows.
Until the 19th century, solid blocks of tea were used as money in Siberia.
A mile on the ocean and a mile on land are not the same distance.
A ten gallon hat holds less than one gallon of liquid.
The average raindrop falls at seven mph.
There are more telephones than people in Washington, D.C.
Fish can drown.
A kangaroo can jump 30 feet.
Lizards communicate by doing push-ups.
Squids can have eyes the size of a volleyball.
The average American will eat 35,000 cookies in his/her lifetime.
A turkey can run at 20 mph.
When the moon is directly overhead, you weigh slightly less.
You burn about 20 calories per hour chewing gum.
In a year, the average person walks four miles making his or her bed.
About half of all Americans are on a diet on any given day.
A one-minute kiss burns about 26 calories.
Frowning burns more calories than smiling.
You will burn about 7% more calories walking on hard dirt than on pavement.
You would weigh less on the top of a mountain than at sea level.
You burn more calories sleeping than watching TV.
Licking a stamp burns 10 calories.
Smelling apples and/or bananas can help you lose weight.
Frogs never drink.
Only male turkeys gobble.
At birth, a Dalmation is always pure white.
Bamboo makes up 99 percent of a panda's diet.
The largest fish is the whale shark - it can be over 50 feet long and weigh two tons.
The starfish is the only animal that can turn its stomach inside out.
Honeybees are the only insects that create a form of food for humans.
The hummingbird is the only bird that can fly backwards.
The only continent without reptiles or snakes is Antarctica.
The only bird that can swim and not fly is a penguin.
A duck can't walk without bobbing its head.
Beavers were once the size of bears.
Seals sleep only one and a half minutes at a time.
Pigeons have been trained by the U.S. Coast Guard to spot people lost at sea.
A pigeon's feathers are heavier than its bones.
A hummingbird's heart beats 1,400 times a minute.
Dragonflies have six legs but can't walk.
Dolphins can jump up to 20 feet in the air.
Koala and humans are the only animals with unique fingerprints.
Penguins have an organ above their eyes that converts seawater to fresh water.
A crocodile cannot move its tongue.
Honeybees navigate by using the sun as a compass.
An ant can lift 50 times its own weight.
A single coffee tree produces only about a pound of coffee beans per year.
Strawberries are the only fruits whose seeds grow on the outside.
The city of Los Angeles has about 3x more automobiles than people.
Hawaii is the only U.S. state that grows coffee commercially.
Hawaii is the only state with one school district.
Holland is the only country with a national dog.
The square dance is the official dance of the state of Washington.
Hawaii is the only U.S. state never to report a temperature of zero degrees F or below.
"Q" is the only letter in the alphabet not appearing in the name of any U.S. state.
Texas is the only state that permits residents to cast absentee ballots from space.
Lake Superior is the world's largest lake.
The smallest county in America is New York County, better known as Manhattan.
Panama is the only place in the world where you can see the sun rise on the Pacific and set on the Atlantic.
The tallest man was 8 ft. 11 in.
Theodore Roosevelt was the only president who was blind in one eye.
The first sport to be filmed was boxing in 1894.
The speed limit in NYC was eight mph in 1895.
Americans spend more than $630 million a year on golf balls.
In 1926, the first outdoor mini-golf courses were built on rooftops in NYC.
Swimming pools in the U.S. contain enough water to cover San Francisco.
The first TV soap opera debuted in 1946.
The first MTV video was "Video Killed the Radio Star" by the Buggles.
The first TV show ever to be put into reruns was "The Lone Ranger."
One alternative title that had been considered for NBC's hit "Friends" was "Insomnia Café."
The first TV network kids show in the U.S. was "Captain Kangaroo."
The temperature of the sun can reach up to 15 million degrees Fahrenheit.
The first penny had the motto "Mind your own business."
The first vacuum was so large, it was brought to a house by horses.
Your eye expands up to 45% when looking at something pleasing.
Before mercury, brandy was used to fill thermometers.
You'd have to play ping-pong for about 12 hours to lose one pound.
One brow wrinkle is the result of 200,000 frowns.
The first human-made object to break the sound barrier was a whip.
In 1878, the first telephone book ever issued contained only 50 names.
The most sensitive parts of the body are the mouth and the fingertips.
The eye makes movements 50 times every second.
Chinese is the most spoken language in the world.
The world's biggest pyramid is not in Egypt, but in Mexico.
In 1634, tulip bulbs were a form of currency in Holland.
The first bike was called a hobbyhorse.
The first sailing boats were built in Egypt.
The first ballpoint pens were sold in 1945 for $12.00.
The first VCR was made in 1956 and was the size of a piano.
The first jukebox was located in San Francisco in 1899.
A rainbow can only be seen in the morning or late afternoon.
The Capitol building in Washington, D.C. has 365 steps to represent every day of the year.
The most used letters in the English language are E, T, A, O, I and N.
A male kangaroo is called a boomer.
A female kangaroo is called a flyer.
There are over 61,000 pizzerias in the U.S.
Antarctica is the driest, coldest, windiest, and highest continent on earth.
The Sahara Desert stretches farther than the distance from California to New York.
Thailand means "Land of the Free."
Popcorn was invented by the American Indians.
Jupiter spins so fast that there is a new sunrise nearly every 10 hours.
The year that read the same upside down was 1961. That won't happen again until 6009.
You don't have to be a lawyer to be a Supreme Court Justice.
Eleven of the 50 U.S. states are named after an actual person.
If you doubled one penny every day for 30 days, you would have $5,368,709.
The first person crossed Niagara Falls by tightrope in 1859.
The U.S. is the largest country named after a real person (Amerigo Vespucci).
The largest cheesecake ever made weighed 57,508 lbs.
The first country to use postcards was Austria.
The only one-syllabled U.S. state is Maine.
The mouth of the Statue of Liberty is 3 feet wide.
Atlantic salmon are capable of leaping 15 feet high.
A stamp shaped like a banana was once issued in the country of Tonga.
Over 1 million Earths would fit inside the Sun.
Before 1687 clocks were made with only an hour hand.
Add up opposing sides of a dice cue and you'll always get seven.
The average koala sleeps 22 hours each day.
Galapagos turtles can take up to three weeks to digest a meal.
The largest ball of twine in the US weighs over 17,000 pounds.
Giraffes can lick their own eyes.
Tennessee banned the use of a lasso to catch fish.
TV dinners originated in the Arctic.
Blackboard chalk contains no chalk.
A jackrabbit can travel more than 12 feet in one hop.
An electric eel can release a charge powerful enough to start 50 cars.
Porcupines each have 30,000 quills.
The game of basketball was first played using a soccer ball and two peach baskets.
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star was composed by Mozart when he was five years old.
The Basenji is the only type of dog that does not bark.
America's 1st roller coaster was built in 1827 to carry coal from a mine to boats below.
There are towns named Sandwich in Illinois and Massachusetts.
Tsiology is anything written about tea.
There is a town in South Dakota named Tea.
The Caspian Sea is actually a lake.
Caterpillars have over 2,000 muscles.
The blue whale's heart is the size of a small car.
There are seven letters that look the same upside down as right side up.
The biggest pig in recorded history weighed almost one ton.
Cows give more milk when they listen to music.
The number of times a cricket chirps in 15 seconds, plus 37, will give you the current air temperature.
An ostrich's brain is smaller than its eye.
"Challenger Deep" is the deepest point on Earth and can hold 25 Empire State Buildings end to end.
The only cactus plantation in the world is in Mississippi.
The Nickname of President Hayes's wife was "Lemonade Lucy."
If you put all the streets in New York City in a straight line, they would stretch to Japan.
The watermelon seed-spitting world record is about 70 feet.
The first typewriter was called the "literary piano."
The "silk" of a spider is stronger than steel threads of the same diameter.
Snoopy is the most common dog name beginning with the letter S.
The 1st public message to be transmitted via Morse code was "A patient waiter is no loser."
Mongolians invented lemonade around 1299 A.D.
There are more French restaurants in New York City than in Paris.
There is a town in Alaska called Chicken.
The first TV remote control, introduced in 1950, was called Lazy Bones.
The only bird who can see the color blue is the owl.
Among North Atlantic lobsters, about 1 in 5,000 is born bright blue.
There are more saunas than cars in Finland.
The first food eaten in space by a U.S. astronaut was applesauce.
Lemon wood is carved into chess pieces.
The original recipe for chocolate contained chili powder instead of sugar.
Underwater hockey is played with a 3-pound puck.
Bowling pins need to tip over a mere 7 1/2 degrees to fall down.
Your breathing rate increases when you start to type.
About 90% of all garlic consumed in the U.S. comes from Gilroy, CA.
Double Dutch jump rope is considered a cross-training sport.
One lemon tree will produce about 1,500 lemons a year.
Horseback riding can improve your posture.
Colors like red, yellow and orange make you hungry.
Dim lights reduce your appetite.
At birth a human has 350 bones, but only 206 bones when full grown.
Each year, the average American eats about 15 pounds of apples.
It took the first man to walk around the world four years, three months and 16 days to complete his journey.
Grizzly bears run as fast as the average horse.
Today's "modern" wrestling moves have been seen in tomb drawings from ancient Egypt.
China only has one time zone.
Canada has the longest coastline of any country in the world.
The amount of concrete used in the Hoover Dam could build a highway from New York to California.
The original name of Nashville, Tennessee was Big Salt Lick.
If you drive from Los Angeles to Reno, NV, you will be heading west.
A compass needle does not point directly north.
Mt. Everest has grown one foot over the last 100 years.
In ancient Rome, lemons were used as an antidote to all poisons.
The height of the Eiffel Tower varies by as much as 6 inches depending on the temperature.
Wisconsin has points located farther east than parts of Florida.
Four Corners, AZ, is the only place where a person can stand in 4 states at the same time.
In 1908, the first lollipop-making machine started in New Haven, CT.
Africa is divided into more countries than any other continent.
Heavier, not bigger lemons, produce more juice.
Vermont is the only New England state without a seacoast.
No only child has been a U.S. President.
Leonardo da Vinci could draw with one hand while writing with the other.
In 1860, Abraham Lincoln grew a beard at the suggestion of an 11-year-old girl.
David Rice Atchison was President of the United States for only one day.
The sail fish has been clocked at speeds of over 60 miles per hour.
The Library of Congress has 600 miles of shelves.
Pennsylvania is misspelled on the Liberty Bell, because that is how they spelled it in the 18th century.
William Shakespeare was born and died on the same day: April 23.
Ketchup was once sold as a medicine.
Napoleon suffered from a fear of cats.
In 1900, 1/3 of all automobiles in New York City were powered by electricity.
The 4th Earl of Sandwich invented the sandwich so he could eat and gamble at the same time.
In the Middle Ages, chicken soup was considered an aphrodisiac.
Ancient Egyptians believed the "vein of love" ran from the third finger on the left hand to the heart.
The word "facetious" features all the vowels in alphabetical order.
The standard Chinese typewriter has 1,500 characters.
A flea can jump 30,000 times without stopping.
"O" is the oldest letter of the alphabet, dating back to 3000 B.C.
The Japanese word "judo" means "the gentle way."
No two lip impressions are the same.
It took Leonardo da Vinci 12 years to paint the lips of Mona Lisa.
Top-performing companies are called "blue chips" after the costliest chips in casinos.
The name for the space between your eyebrows is "nasion."
There is a town called Jackpot in Nevada.
The word "purple" does not rhyme with any other word in the English language.
In the U.S., there are about 15,000 vacuum cleaner-related accidents each year.
The Lemon-Yellow Tree Frog is only active in the darkness of night.
The legs of bats are too weak to support their weight, so they hang upside down.
75% of people wash from top to bottom in the shower.
On average, you'll spend a year of your life looking for misplaced objects.
Chewing gum was invented in New York City in 1870 by Thomas Adams.
The Statue of Liberty features 7 points in her crown- one for each of the continents.
The world's first escalator was built in Coney Island, NY, in 1896.
The top of the Empire State Building was originally built as a place to anchor blimps.
The area code in Cape Canaveral, Fl, is 321.
Ohio is the only U.S. state that does not have a rectangular flag.
Long Island is the largest island in the Continental U.S.
The beaver is the official animal of Canada.
Maine produces more toothpicks than any other state in the U.S.
The last letter to be added to our alphabet was J.
Farmington, Maine celebrates Chester Greenwood Day to honor the inventor of earmuffs.
Of all the trees in Australia, 75% are eucalyptus.
There are more doughnut shops per capita in Canada than in any other country.
There is an underground mushroom in Oregon that measures 3.5 miles across.
Of the 92 counties in Indiana, only 5 observe daylight savings time.
California and Arizona grow approximately 95% of the fresh lemons in the U.S.
The term 007 was derived from 20007, the home zip code of many Washington, D.C. agents.
Leonardo da Vinci discovered that a tree's rings reveal its age.
The popsicle was invented in 1905 by an 11-year-old boy.
The medical term for writer's cramp is graphospasm.
A male firefly's light is twice as bright as a female's.
It is estimated that the world's oceans contain 10 billion tons of gold.
The watersheds that supply water to New York City are roughly the size of Delaware.
Cold water weighs less than hot water.
Storm clouds hold about 6 trillion raindrops.
The weight of the moon is 81 billion tons.
Bamboo can grow three feet in one day.
A tune that gets stuck in your head is called an earworm.
You exhale air at 15 m.p.h.
A baboon is a variety of lemon.
Butterflies were formerly known by the name Flutterby.
Mexican jumping beans jump to get out of sunlight.
The pineapple is a very big berry.
"Arachibutlphobia" is the fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of your mouth.
Pearls dissolve in vinegar.
Borborygmi is the noise that your stomach makes when you are hungry.
The center of some golf balls contain honey.
International tug of war rules state that the rope must be over 100-feet long.
In 2003, a 6-year-old from Naples, FL was ticketed for not having a permit for her lemonade stand.
On Valentine's Day, there is no charge to get married in the Empire State Building's chapel.
Heat, not sunlight, ripens tomatoes.
Grapes are the most popular fruit in the world.
A housefly hums in the key of F.
Endocarp is the edible pulp inside a lemon.
Thomas Edison coined the word "hello" and introduced it as a way to answer the phone.
"Way" is the most frequently used noun in the English language.
The "high five" was introduced by a professional baseball player in 1977.
"Disco" means "I learn" in Latin.
It costs the U.S. government 2.5 cents to produce a quarter.
The "lemon yellow" crayon was introduced in 1949 and retired in 1990.
It is illegal for a portrait of a living person to appear on U.S. postage stamps.
Baboons were once trained by Egyptians to wait on tables.
The official state gem of Washington is petrified wood.
Mount Katahdin in Maine is the first place in the U.S. to get sunlight each morning.
Each year, the average person walks the distance from NY to Miami.
New York City's public school students represent about 188 different countries.
In the U.S., all interstate highways that run east to west are even-numbered.
Jack is the most common name in nursery rhymes.
Three out of every six Americans live within fifty miles of where they were born.
The raised bump reflectors on U.S. roads are named "Botts dots."
Nearly 9,000 people injure themselves with a toothpick each year.
It is impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.
The dragonfly can reach speeds of up to 36 mph.
Bamboo can grow over three feet per day.
Hippos can open their mouths 180 degrees.
About 80 women go into labor on NYC subways every year.
The coldest city in the U.S. is International Falls, Minnesota.
Christopher Columbus brought the first lemon seeds to America.
The largest hailstone ever recorded in the U.S. was 17.5 inches around.
The Statue of Liberty's nose is four feet six inches long.
The East Antarctic Ice Sheet is as thick as the Alps Mountains are high.
The deepest place in the ocean is about seven miles deep.
The largest dog litter was 23 puppies.
Panda bears eat up to 16 hours a day.
Approximately 16,500 people in the U.S. go by the last name Lemon.
Bald eagles can swim using a stroke similar to the butterfly stroke.
Lifejackets used to be filled with sunflower seeds for flotation.
Two trees can create enough oxygen for a family of four.
The T-rex's closest living relative is the chicken.
Chameleons can move both their eyes in different directions at the same time.
The most popular pet name in the United States is 'Max.'
Many butterflies and moths are able to taste with their feet.
All polar bears are left-handed.
The smallest mammal in the world is the bumblebee bat, which weighs less than a penny.
A jiffy is an actual time measurement equaling 1/100th of a second.
Greyhounds can reach speeds of 45 miles per hour.
Apples, peaches and raspberries are all members of the rose family.
U.S. paper currency isn't made of paper - it's actually a blend of cotton and linen.
The ZIP in the ZIP code stands for Zone Improvement Plan.
Kangaroos can't walk backwards.
The Empire State Building has 73 elevators.
Lemons ripen after you pick them, but oranges do not.
There are 118 ridges on the edge of a United States dime.
There are 336 dimples on a regulation American golf ball.
One acre of peanuts will make about 30,000 peanut butter sandwiches.
A twit is the technical term for a pregnant goldfish.
Antarctica holds 90% of the world's fresh water.
The state of Tennessee was originally called Franklin.
In the U.S. a pig has to weigh more than 180 lbs to be called a hog.
Bloodhounds can track a man by smell for up to 100 miles.
Beavers have orange teeth.
The woodpecker can hammer wood up to 16 times per second.
Mount Everest rises a few millimeters every year.
Snails can sleep for up to three years.
The pupils in goats' eyes are rectangular.
Jousting is the official sport in the state of Maryland.
Bees' wings beat about 11,400 times per minute.
The pound sign, or #, is called an octothorp.
The Statue of Liberty wears a size 879 sandal.
If there are two full moons in a month, the second one is called a blue moon.
You breathe in about 13 pints of air every minute.
A gallon of water weighs 8.34 pounds.
The sun evaporates about a trillion tons of water a day.
Sound travels quicker in water than in air.
A group of cats is called a clowder.
Human eyes have over two million working parts.
There are approximately 9,000 taste buds on your tongue.
Raindrops can fall as fast as 20 miles per hour.
Polar bear fur is transparent, not white.
Lobsters can live up to 50 years.
About 85% of the world's population is right-handed.
The first traffic light was in use in London in 1868, before the advent of cars.
Fresh cranberries can be bounced like a rubber ball.
A group of a dozen or more cows is called a 'flink.'
Astronauts actually get taller when in space.
A fifteen-year-old boy invented earmuffs in 1873.
There is a ranch in Texas that is bigger than the entire state of Rhode Island.
The dot over the letter i is called a tittle.
Cows do not have upper front teeth.
The great white shark can go up to three months between meals.
During the Boston Tea Party, 342 chests of tea were thrown into the harbor.
Pluto takes 248 years to orbit the sun once.
Camels have three eyelids.
454 U.S. dollar bills weigh exactly one pound.
Dairy cows drink up to 50 gallons of water per day.
The most common name for a pet goldfish is 'Jaws.'
A nautical mile is 800 feet longer than a land mile.
Antarctica has as much ice as the Atlantic Ocean has water.
To temporarily revive your ballpoint pen, dip the tip into hot water for a few seconds.
Wrapping rubber bands around the ends of hangers can prevent clothes from slipping off.
A chalkboard eraser is one of the best ways to wipe a foggy windshield.
Candles will burn longer and drip less if they are placed in the freezer a few hours before using.
Knots come out easier if you sprinkle talcum powder on them.
Over 50 percent of your body heat is lost through your head and neck.
Smile more - every two thousand frowns creates one wrinkle.
Rinsing bacon under cold water before frying can reduce the amount it shrinks by almost 50 percent.
Refrigerating apples can help them last up to 10 times longer than those left at room temperature.
While chopping onions, hold a piece of bread between your lips to keep your eyes from watering.
Place an apple in the bag with your potatoes to keep them from budding.
Place a slice of bread in the storage container to keep cookies soft when storing.
To keep an ice cream cone from dripping, stuff a miniature marshmallow into the bottom of the cone.
To take lumps out of a bag of sugar, place it in the refrigerator for 24 hours.
To remove crayon marks from walls, use a hairdryer to heat the wax.
To make a zipper slide up and down more smoothly, rub a bar of soap over the teeth.
Wipe the leaves of your plants with the soft inside of a banana skin to bring up shine and remove dust.
To clean paint off your hands, use olive oil - it softens the paint and makes it easy to remove.
To fix a button about to fall off, dab a little clear nail polish over the threads holding it on.
About 45% of leisure visitors to downtown New York City come from outside the United States.
New York taxi drivers collectively speak about 60 languages.
New York City is made up of 50 islands.
The strike note of The Liberty Bell is E flat.
Pigs were banished from Philadelphia's city streets in 1710.
About 40% of America's population lives within a one day drive to Philadelphia.
It is against the law to put pretzels in bags in Philadelphia.
The shoreline at Wildwood grows almost 100 feet per year.
Cape May is the oldest seashore resort in America.
In the game Monopoly, the properties are named after streets in Atlantic City.
Long Beach Island was once frequented by pirates.
There is a town called Jersey Shore in Pennsylvania.
The Wildwood Boardwalk extends nearly two miles and has more than 70,000 wooden planks.
The average turtle can't reproduce until it's 25 years old.
The oldest living animal ever found was a 405 year-old clam, named Ming by researchers.
More than 180 countries celebrate Earth Day together every April 22nd.
At 5 feet, the whooping crane is the tallest bird in North America.
A full-grown tree produces enough oxygen to support a family of four.
Unlike your housecat, the Siberian tiger actually loves to swim!
A tiger's night vision is six times better than a human's.
More Siberian tigers live in zoos than in the wild.
The jaguar, the largest cat in the Western Hemisphere, once lived all over the southern US.
The giant panda can eat up to 83 lbs of bamboo a day.
Wildlife Forever has helped plant more than 132,000 trees in America since its founding in 1987.
Manhattan Island was once home to as many different species as Yellowstone National Park.
Dogs can make about 10 sounds, while cats make about 100.
A Pelican can hold more food in its beak than its belly.
The average cat can jump 5 times as high as its tail is long.
Flying fish leap out of the water at 20 mph or more, and can glide for over 500 feet.
The roadrunner chases after its prey at a blurring speed of up to 25 mph.
The archer fish can spit water up to 7 feet to shoot down bugs from overhanging leaves.
The spotted skunk does a handstand to warn off its enemies before it sprays its stench.
A male cricket's ear is located on the tibia of its leg.
Spiny lobsters migrate in groups of 50 or more, forming a conga line on the ocean floor.
The National Park Service manages over 350 parks on 80 million acres of public land.
Stepping out for a walk every day can actually help you sleep better at night.
It takes more water to fill a bathtub than it does to enjoy a nice, warm shower.
On average, a laptop uses half as much energy as a desktop computer.
The average bar of soap lasts twice as long as a bottle of body wash.
Recycled paper is made using 40% less energy than normal paper.
Every ton of recycled paper saves about 17 trees.
Steel is 100% recyclable.
Most rechargeable batteries can be recharged up to 1,000 times.
Manufacturing recycled goods uses up to 95% less energy than using raw materials.
Hybrid cars produce up to 75% less pollution than other vehicles.
A tankless water heater uses half the energy of a standard model.
100% recyclable, old newspapers are great for washing windows.
An egg that is fresh will sink in water, but a stale one won't.
A camel can drink 25 gallons of water in less than three minutes.
In one day, a full-grown oak tree expels 7 tons of water through its leaves.
There is a museum of strawberries in Belgium.
Mangoes are the most-consumed fruit in the world.
Strawberries have an average of 200 seeds.
A strawberry is not an actual berry, but a banana is.
Fresh apples float because 25 percent of their volume is air.
The pomegranate is one of the oldest fruits known to man.
The peach was the first fruit to be eaten on the moon.
A pineapple is neither an apple or a pine. It is, in fact, a large berry.
Only female mosquitoes bite.
A polar bear cannot be seen by an infrared camera, due to its transparent fur.
A spider's silk is stronger than steel.
The planet Saturn's density is lower than water; in fact, it would float if placed in water.
Twins have a very high occurrence of left handedness.
The fear of vegetables is called lachanophobia.
There are over 2,000 different species of cactuses.
The chicken is the closest living relative of Tyrannosaurus Rex.
All scorpions glow.
Potatoes have more chromosomes than humans.
A full moon is nine times brighter than a half moon.
The human brain takes up 2% of human body weight but uses 20% of its energy.
Poison Ivy is not Ivy and Poison Oak is not an Oak. They are both part of the Cashew family.
Plants, like humans, can run a fever if they are sick.
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Polar bears can smell a seal from 20 miles away.
Armadillos have four babies at a time and they are always all the same sex.
The only insect that can turn its head is a praying mantis.
Alaska was bought from Russia for about 2 cents an acre.
A dog's average body temperature is 101 degrees Fahrenheit.
The average housefly lives for one month.
The common garden worm has five pairs of hearts.
Flamingos can only eat with their heads upside down.
A group of twelve or more cows is called a flink.
A group of goats is called a trip.
An alligator can go through 3,000 teeth in a lifetime.
There are more chickens than people in the world.
Penguins can jump 6 feet.
There are approximately 7,000 feathers on an eagle.
The only lizard that has a voice is the Gecko.
A rhinoceros horn is made of compacted hair.
Dolphins sleep with one eye open.
A duck has three eyelids.
Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.
The muzzle of a lion is like a fingerprint - no two lions have the same pattern of whiskers.
The hippopotamus has the capability to remain underwater for as long as five minutes.
Honeybees have hair on their eyes.
Most elephants weigh less than the tongue of a blue whale.
If a sheep and a goat mate the offspring is called a geep.
Pistol shrimp can make a noise loud enough to break glass.
Some dinosaurs were as small as chickens.
Mountain goats aren't actually goats. They are antelopes.
Koalas only drink water in extreme heat or drought.
Bees are born fully grown.
Ferret comes from the Latin word for little thief.
Cats have 2 sets of vocal cords: one for purring and one for meowing.
Some bears build nests in trees to sunbathe and rest.
A group of jellyfish is called a smack.
The indentation between the nose and the upper lip is called the philtrum.
The human jaw can generate a force up to 200 pounds on the molars.
The human brain is about 80% water.
The middle finger has the fastest growing nail.
The brain operates on the same amount of power as a 10-watt light bulb.
Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print is different.
The average person falls asleep in seven minutes.
Your big toe only has 2 bones and the rest have 3.
The average person takes 23,000 breaths a day.
Hawaii is moving toward Japan at the rate of almost 4 inches per year.
It is illegal to run out of gas in Youngstown, Ohio.
Tennessee was previously named Franklin after Benjamin Franklin.
The official color of California's Golden Gate Bridge is International Orange.
It is not possible to tickle yourself.
Antarctica is the only continent with no owls.
There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar.
In Albania, nodding your head means no and shaking your head means yes.
Shakespeare invented the word assassination and bump.
French author Michel Thayer published a 233 page novel which has no verbs.
Australia is the only continent without an active volcano.
The dots on a domino are called pips.
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Tug-of-war was an Olympic sport in the early 1900's.
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Karate originated in India.
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Children grow faster during springtime.
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Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.
Your skull is made up of 29 different bones.
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Women's hearts typically beat faster than men's hearts.
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Brain waves can power an electric train.
Children have more taste buds than adults.
Right handed people tend to chew food on the right side and lefties chew on the left.
You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television.
Pomology is the study of fruit.
Bananas are the most widely-eaten fruit in America.
Cranberries are sorted for ripeness by bouncing them.
A cucumber consists of 96% water.
The most popular ice cream flavor is vanilla.
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One lump of sugar is equivalent to three feet of sugar cane.
A lemon contains more sugar than a strawberry.
An average of three billion cups of tea are consumed daily worldwide.
Until the nineteenth century, solid blocks of tea were used as money in Siberia.
Wild camels once roamed Arizona's deserts.
New York was the first state to require cars to have license plates.
Miami installed the first ATM for rollerbladers.
Hawaii has its own time zone.
Oregon has more ghost towns than any other US state.
New Jersey is home to the world's first drive-in movie theater.
Cleveland, OH is home to the first electric traffic lights.
South Carolina is home to the first tea farm in the U.S.
The typewriter was invented in Milwaukee, WI in 1867.
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Taft was the heaviest U.S. President at 329lbs; Madison was the smallest at 100lbs.
Harry Truman was the last U.S. President to not have a college degree.
Abraham Lincoln was the tallest U.S. President at 6'4", while James Madison was the shortest at 5'4".
Franklin Roosevelt was related to 5 U.S. Presidents by blood and 6 by marriage.
Thomas Jefferson invented the coat hanger.
Theodore Roosevelt had a pet bear while in office.
President Warren G. Harding once lost white house china in a poker game.
Ulysses Simpson Grant was fined $20.00 for speeding on his horse.
President William Taft weighed over 300 lbs and once got stuck in the white house bathtub.
President William McKinley had a pet parrot that he named "Washington Post."
Harry S. Truman's middle name is S.
The youngest U.S. president to be in office was Theodore Roosevelt at age 42.
People don't sneeze when they are asleep because the nerves involved in the sneeze reflex are also resting.
Most Koala bears can sleep up to 22 hours a day.
In 1859, 24 rabbits were released in Australia. Within 6 years, the population grew to 2 million.
Butterflies can taste with their hind feet.
A strand from the web of a golden spider is as strong as a steel wire of the same size.
The bumblebee bat is one of the smallest mammals on Earth. It weighs less than a penny.
The Valley of Square Trees in Panama is the only known place in the world where trees have rectangular trunks.
In some cultures' telling of Snow White, the dwarves are thieves.
The original Cinderella was Egyptian and wore fur slippers.
The number 1 or the word One appears on the dollar bill 16 times.
The ridges on the sides of coins are called reeding or milling.
The plastic things on the end of shoelaces are called aglets.
Neckties were first worn in Croatia, which is why they were called cravats.
The quartz crystal in your wristwatch vibrates 32,768 times a second.
Barbie's full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts.
The first TV toy commercial aired in 1946 for Mr. Potato Head.
If done perfectly, any Rubik's Cube combination can be solved in 17 turns.
The side of a hammer is called a cheek.
In Athens, Greece, a driver's license can be taken away by law if the driver is deemed either unbathed or poorly dressed.
In Texas, it is illegal to graffiti someone's cow.
Less than 3% of the water on Earth is fresh.
A cubic mile of fog is made up of less than a gallon of water.
Meteorologists claim they're right 85% of the time.
The Saturn V moon rocket consumed 15 tons of fuel per second.
A manned rocket can reach the moon in less time than it took a stagecoach to travel the length of England.
At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
The Lollipop was named after one of the most famous Racehorses in the early 1900s, Lolly Pop.
Buzz Aldrin was one of the first men on the moon. His mother's maiden name was also Moon.
Maine is the only state with a one-syllable name.
In Germany, the shhh sound literally means hurry up.
The highest denomination issued by the U.S. was the 100,000 dollar bill.
The White House was originally called the President's Palace. It became The White House in 1901.
George Washington was the only unanimously elected President.
John Adams was the only President to be defeated by his Vice President, Thomas Jefferson.
New York City has over 800 miles of subway track.
Manatees' eyes close in a circular motion, much like the aperture of a camera.
Even though it is nearly twice as far away from the Sun as Mercury, Venus is by far the hottest planet.
The nothingness of a black hole generates a sound in the key of B flat.
Horses can't vomit.
A crocodile can't stick out its tongue.
Babies are born with about 300 separate bones, but adults have 206.
Newborn babies cannot cry tears for at least three weeks.
A day on Venus lasts longer than a year on Venus.
Squirrels lose more than half of the nuts they hide.
The penny was the first U.S. coin to feature the likeness of an actual person.
Forty percent of twins invent their own language.
In South Korea, it is against the rules for a professional baseball player to wear cabbage leaves inside of his hat.
Curly hair follicles are oval, while straight hair follicles are round.
George Washington had false teeth made of gold, ivory, and lead - but never wood.
Napoleon Bonaparte was actually not short. At 5' 7", he was average height for his time.
The Inca built the largest and wealthiest empire in South America, but had no concept of money.
It is against the law to use "The Star Spangled Banner" as dance music in Massachusetts.
Queen Cleopatra of Egypt was not actually Egyptian.
Early football fields were painted with both horizontal and vertical lines, creating a pattern that resembled a gridiron.
Two national capitals are named after U.S. presidents: Washington, D.C., and Monrovia, the capital of Liberia.
The first spam message was transmitted over telegraph wires in 1864.
A pearl can be dissolved by vinegar.
Queen Isabella I of Spain, who funded Columbus' voyage across the ocean, claimed to have only bathed twice in her life.
The longest attack of hiccups ever lasted 68 years.
A bolt of lightning can reach temperatures hotter than 50,000 degrees Fahrenheit - five times hotter than the sun.
At the deepest point in the ocean, the water pressure is equivalent to having about 50 jumbo jets piled on top of you.
In only 7.6 billion years, the sun will reach its maximum size and will shine 3,000 times brighter.
The state of Alabama once financed the construction of a bridge by holding a rooster auction.
Federal law once allowed the government to quarantine people who came in contact with aliens.
There are 21 "secret" highways that are part of the Interstate Highway System. They are not identified as such by road signs.
The aphid insect is born pregnant.
John Wilkes Booth's brother saved the life of Abraham Lincoln's son.
It is illegal in the United Kingdom to handle salmon in suspicious circumstances.
It is illegal to play annoying games in the street in the United Kingdom.
Tennis was originally played with bare hands.
-40 degrees Fahrenheit is the same temperatures as -40 degrees Celsius.
U.S. President John Tyler had 15 children, the last of which was born when he was 70 years old.
Dolphins are unable to smell.
Charlie Chaplin failed to make the finals of a Charlie Chaplin look-alike contest.
The name of the city of Portland, Oregon was decided by a coin toss. The name that lost was Boston.
All gondolas in Venice, Italy must be painted black unless they are carrying an important person.
The letter J is the only letter in the alphabet that does not appear anywhere on the periodic table of the elements.
'K' was chosen to stand for a strikeout in baseball because 'S' was being used to denote a sacrifice.
The tradition of baseball managers wearing player uniforms started because the first managers were also players.
A dimpled golf ball produces less drag and flies farther than a smooth golf ball.
When grazing or resting, cows tend to align their bodies with the magnetic north and south poles.
President Chester A. Arthur owned 80 pairs of pants, which he changed several times per day.
Cows do not have upper front teeth.
Between 1979 and 1999, the planet Neptune was farther from the Sun than Pluto. This won't happen again until 2227.
When creating a mummy, Ancient Egyptians removed the brain by inserting a hook through the nostrils.
All of the major candidates in the 1992, 1996, and 2008 U.S. presidential elections were left-handed.
In Switzerland, it is illegal to own only one guinea pig because they are prone to loneliness.
The first American gold rush happened in North Carolina, not California.
Each year, the Moon moves away from Earth by about four centimeters.
To make one pound of honey, a honeybee must tap about two million flowers.
Chicago is named after smelly garlic that once grew in the area.
The Chicago river flows backwards; the flow reversal project was completed in 1900.
The patent for the fire hydrant was destroyed in a fire.
Powerful earthquakes can make the Earth spin faster.
Baby bunnies are called kittens.
A group of flamingos is called a flamboyance.
Sea otters hold each other's paws while sleeping so they don't drift apart.
Gentoo penguins propose to their life mates with a pebble.
Male pups will intentionally let female pups "win" when they play-fight so they can get to know them better.
A cat's nose is ridged with a unique pattern, just like a human fingerprint.
A group of porcupines is called a prickle.
99% of our solar system's mass is the sun.
More energy from the sun hits Earth every hour than the planet uses in a year.
If two pieces of the same type of metal touch in outer space, they will bond together permanently.
Just a sugar cube of neutron star matter would weigh about one hundred million tons on Earth.
A soup can full of neutron star material would have more mass than the Moon.
Ancient Chinese warriors would show off to their enemies before battle, by juggling.
OMG was added to dictionaries in 2011, but its first known use was in 1917.
In the state of Arizona, it is illegal for donkeys to sleep in bathtubs.
The glue on Israeli postage stamps is certified kosher.
Rats and mice are ticklish, and even laugh when tickled.
Norway once knighted a penguin.
The King of Hearts is the only king without a mustache.
It is illegal to sing off-key in North Carolina.
Forty is the only number whose letters are in alphabetical order.
One is the only number with letters in reverse alphabetical order.
Strawberries are grown in every state in the U.S. and every province in Canada.
The phrase, "You're a real peach" originated from the tradition of giving peaches to loved ones.
At latitude 60° south, it is possible to sail clear around the world without touching land.
Interstate 90 is the longest U.S. Interstate Highway with over 3,000 miles from Seattle, WA to Boston, MA.
DFW Airport in Texas is larger than the island of Manhattan.
Benjamin Franklin invented flippers.
Miami installed the first ATM for inline skaters.
Indonesia is made up of more than 17,000 islands.
Giraffes have the same number of vertebrae as humans: 7.
The official taxonomic classification for llamas is Llama glama.
Remove all the space between its atoms and Earth would be the size of a baseball.
The soil on Mars is rust color because it's full of rust.
Sound travels up to 15 times faster through steel than air, at speeds up to 19,000 feet per second.
Humans share 50% of their DNA with bananas.
Maine is the closest U.S. state to Africa.
An octopus has three hearts.
Only 12 U.S. presidents have been elected to office for two terms and served those two terms.
Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected to office for four terms prior to the 22nd Amendment.
John F. Kennedy, at 43, was the youngest elected president, and Ronald Reagan, at 73, the oldest.
James Buchanan is the only bachelor to be elected president.
Eight presidents have died while in office.
Bill Clinton was born William Jefferson Blythe III, but took his stepfather's last name when his mother remarried.
Prior to the 12th Amendment in 1804, the presidential candidate who received the second highest number of electoral votes was vice president.
George Washington was a successful liquor distributor, making rye whiskey, apple brandy, and peach brandy in his Mount Vernon distillery.
Thomas Jefferson and John Adams chipped off a piece of Shakespeare's chair as a souvenir when they visited his home in 1786.
George Washington started losing his permanent teeth in his 20s and had only one natural tooth by the time he was president.
George Washington had false teeth made from many different materials, including an elephant tusk and hippopotamus ivory.
George Washington protected his beloved horses from losing their teeth by making sure they were brushed regularly.
John Quincy Adams regularly skinny-dipped in the Potomac River.
Calvin Coolidge was so shy, he was nicknamed "Silent Cal."
Calvin Coolidge loved to wear a cowboy hat and ride his mechanical horse.
President Herbert Hoover invented "Hooverball" (a cross between volleyball and tennis using a medicine ball), which he played with his cabinet members.
Andrew Jackson was involved in as many as 100 duels, many of which were fought to defend the honor of his wife, Rachel.
Martin Van Buren's nickname was "Old Kinderhook" because he was raised in Kinderhook, N.Y.
James Buchanan bought slaves in Washington, D.C., and quietly freed them in Pennsylvania.
Abraham Lincoln was only defeated once in about 300 wrestling matches, making it to the Wrestling Hall of Fame with honors as "Outstanding American."
In his youth, President Andrew Johnson apprenticed as a tailor.
Ulysses S. Grant smoked at least 20 cigars a day; citizens sent him at least 10,000 boxes in gratitude after winning the Battle of Shiloh.
Not only was James Garfield ambidextrous, he could write Latin with one hand and Greek with the other at the same time.
Benjamin Harrison was the first president to have electricity in the White House; however, he was so scared of getting electrocuted, he'd never touch the light switches himself.
William McKinley almost always wore a red carnation on his lapel as a good-luck charm.
Herbert Hoover's son had two pet alligators that were occasionally permitted to run loose throughout the White House.
Jimmy Carter filed a report for a UFO sighting in 1973, calling it "the darndest thing I've ever seen."
Bill Clinton's face is so symmetrical that he ranked in facial symmetry alongside male models.
In 1916, Jeannette Rankin of Montana became the first woman elected to Congress.
Gerald Ford was the only president and vice president never to be elected to either office.
Victoria Woodhull, in 1872, was the first woman to run for the U.S. presidency.
James Monroe received every electoral vote but one in the 1820 election.
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SONOMA, Calif. -- Jacques Villeneuve returned to NASCAR for Sunday's race at Sonoma and brought his less than stellar reputation with him.
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Bowling Scores a Strike with Fitness
Get on the ball and get in shape—by stepping up to the foul line to keep slim and healthy!
By Kim Adler, Cocoa, Florida
My father and grandfather took me to the local bowling alley often when I was a child, but they never dreamed I would grow up to become a professional bowler.
I was only a toddler back then and had no clue that the sport would eventually lead me to earn 15 national titles, bowl 21 games with 300-point scores and become the fifth woman in bowling history to roll perfect back-to-back games.
I never thought that bowling would help keep me in shape, either. Not only did it become my career, but bowling turned out to be a physical fitness activity I thoroughly enjoy to this day.
Even though it isn't considered a cardiovascular exercise, an hour of recreational bowling can burn off several hundred calories.
And because the sport relies on a series of repetitive movements, it helps keep muscles long and lean, increasing upper-body strength. Bowling also helps improve balance, agility and coordination and allows you to fit a bit of walking into your day regardless of the weather.
Because bowling is a low-impact activity, everyone can participate in the sport, regardless of physical limitations or age. Many bowling centers offer special devices that help those in wheelchairs roll the ball down the lane…and I've even read about folks who bowled well into their 90s!
Most importantly, you can bowl by yourself or socialize with others, making it a fun way to work out.
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I try to bowl a minimum of 2 to 3 times a week, even though I'm busy with other activities as well—such as lifting weights and biking, scuba diving and camping with my husband, Tommy.
Practicing for bowling tournaments is a necessity for me, but it's easy to be motivated to bowl even if you're doing it for recreation only.
Many centers offer family night bowling for fun get-togethers. Or they feature theme events such as bumper bowling that eliminates gutter balls…or cosmic bowling starring dramatic lighting and modern music. Such special effects make the sport more entertaining and provide a great change of pace from regular bowling.
Whether you hit the lanes solo, socialize with others or play against a competitor, bowling can be a regular part of your fitness routine. Do it consistently and you'll find yourself feeling healthier and more fit…and you'll have more fun than you ever imagined.
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Auction to bring congregation back to church
Pamlico County - The Old Methodist Church off of Highway 55 in Pamlico County is holding an auction and everything, except the building, is for sale. The event is scheduled for 10 am Saturday. The auction will go on for most of the day despite adverse weather with the approach of Hurricane Sandy.
The auction will be held in an effort to clear out the building. For seven years the owner, Jerry Casey, has been using the building for storage.
"Some people have an attic, garage,or shed. Jerry Casey has a whole church in which he has filled with quite valuable stuff," said auction facilitator Jeff Aydelette.
The church auction will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday.
"The church and the ground that it sits on are going to stay right here. No permanent fixtures are being sold from the church because it is actually going to become a church after the auction," said Aydelette.
The Old Methodist Church's owner, Jerry Casey, decided to part with his belongings when he was contacted by two pastors.
"Joyce Swim and Garth had contacted me about having a ministry here, and we needed to get this stuff out of the building for them, to be able to accommodate them to have a church," said Casey.
The pastors say they knew The Old Methodist Church was their new home.
"This is the building the Lord led us to. We had several buildings we were looking at and praying over and this is the one he led us to," said Pastor Joyce Swimm.
After the items in the church are auctioned off, the money will go to various charities. The new congregation will move in soon after, with its first service scheduled for December first. The new congregation will be called the Fire House.


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of the best bargains on the market! Soft and arm friendly, good pop and good durability for a syn gut!
From: Cf, 3/14
Comments: This is my favorite string to hybrid with a spinny co-poly. It really softens the string bed and
feel. It also really helps if you have arm problems.
From: Ron, 11/13
Comments: Look no further, this is the best string you can get if you like a comfortable feel. It's only $3 but
like none of the other basic synthetics and I would even compare this string to more expensive multis like Gamma
Professional or
Babolat Excel or Technifibre NRG, really! Try it for yourself, it's worth it!
From: Pete, 10/13
Comments: I like to keep it simple and I love great quality. It is the last piece to bridge me and my racquet
makes me feel like I'm holding a magic wand. This is a very playful string, I'm having fun on the court like a kid! It is just
like the
Nike Oscillate, the best you can get. I play the 17g indoors and the 16g on clay. I have been reading all the comments so
times and I just had to share and express myself.
From: Manvir, 3/13
Comments: I have to say that for the money, this string is awfully hard to beat. Good power and control.
Somewhere between the softness of a multi and a stiffer sythetic. Very good balance.
From: Mike, 2/13
Comments: I used PSGD faithfully for years, but it always felt a little too stiff for my liking. I now use Forten
17, and I really enjoy its feel, pop, and comfort. I hope they continue to make this string for years to come.
From: K.R., 12/12
Comments: I really really like this string! It is a great bargain and a great string. I use it in a hybrid in the
but have used it in a full string bed too. I loved the feel of a full string bed but the strings moved too much for my liking,
but it
felt so sweet! But I continually use it in crosses. It is soft and springy, giving great feel and helping the poly in the mains
to hold
tension. Get this stuff! awesome!
From: C.F., 11/12
Comments: I have this on the crosses at 52 pounds with MSV Focus Hex 1.23 on the
mains on my HEAD MG Radical MP. The feel and control is unbelievable.
And a lot of pop and power too. I have been using Prince Syn Gut w/ Duraflex 17 on the
crosses but now its history.
From: Tuts, 7/12
Comments: After playing for 2 years with Sensation and RIP Control my
daughter (12 y.o. tour player) tried Sweet 17 and now she doesn't want
to move to any other strings. Strung it at 50 lb. mains / 49 lb.
crosses on a Wilson BLX Blade Team and the result is plush, tender to the
arm, and great working for a girl stick.
Great, great string for a greatest price! Thank you, Forten!
From: Greg, 7/12
Comments: Closest you will get to natural gut, but 30x cheaper! Great with a full set, but AWESOME in a
hybrid! GET
From: Kevin, 3/12
Comments: I have used quite a variety of high end high dollar string in my head i165 racquetball racquets, dont want to mention other product names but they cover the top 3 brands, I have not found anything that plays better than the sweet 17 that I strung up tonight. The racquet is amazing with this string power and control are both there even at 35lbs there is no harshness and plenty of power, I have several of the same racquets strung with diff strings all strung on the same machine so I can side by side compare, I will have to do a follow up review on durability. But if someone tells you this is not a racguetball string I say BS. I only wish I ordered more to try in my E-Force racquets.
From: Mark, Naples, FL, USA, 12/11
Comments: I've been using the Forten's Sweet 17/16 string for over twelve years. I have tried other
strings, but none could justify their cost when compared to the Forten. Some were as good but for a much higher price. I
did find
one string that played as good as the Forten sweet 17, and it was made by Head. But that string was much more per set.
cost is way cheaper.
I switched to the 16 gauge, from the 17 gauge string when I lost access to a stringer, which meant that I had to pay to have my racket restrung. The 16 gauge played the same as the 17, but more durable. Maybe slightly, very slightly stiffer, as to be expected with a thicker string, but nevertheless, it was a very, very soft feeling string.
The "Sweet" series string plays very nicely. It's not that far off, in feel, from natural gut. It is easy on the arm. It holds the ball on the strings very well, and provides great power. And it is fairly durable considering its playability.
Now that I have my own stringing machine (Ektelon Model "H"... Woooohoooo I love that machine), I am switching back to the 17 gauge.
Give this string a try. It is the most under celebrated string out there. I cannot say enough great things about this string. I am a 4.0-4.5 player, so I can tell the difference between different strings. I've tried the Luxilon, and after a few weeks, my elbow and wrist began feeling sore. As soon as I went back to the Forten Sweet 16/17 string, the soreness went away.
As I said, give this string a try. It feels almost like gut string. It may not be as durable as other strings, but then again, no string that has good feel is going to be durable.
From: Jerry, Odessa, TX, USA, 01/11
Comments: I have to add to my last post...They break easily and I am not a breaker. So far the 16g
lasted and plays just as well.
I play a full set on my LM4. They are as good as everybody says. I was very skeptical but tried them anyway. They are soft, comfortable, spin producing, and have some pop. I recommend them without hesitation.
From: Marc, USA. 06/10
Comments: Performs best at lower tensions, as the crosses in a hybrid with tough polys. Great
and control. GREAT comfort.
From: Ralph, NYC, NY, USA. 5/10
Comments: This is one of the best values around in tennis. Very soft synthetic gut that is a great
cross in
any hybrid setup. Don't waste your money on natural gut or a multifilament since you'll end up cutting it out after a few
hours of
hitting when the poly goes dead.
From: David, Kettering, OH. 2/09
Comments: Favorite Hybrid, Pro Hurricane Tour in mains, natural gut in crosses, in Microgel Prestige
M: 56lbs X: 54lbs. Thought I'd try Forten Sweet 17 in crosses to save money and was amazed, just as good as natural gut
at 1/5th
the price, I will stick with it.
From: Rudy, Glenwood, NM, USA, 11/08
Comments: Been using many poly hybrids such as CyberFlash, ALU BB, and others hybrided with a
of syn gut and multis. Eventually experienced forearm soreness, so decided to go back to full syn gut. After much
experimentation, gave the Forten Syn Gut Sweet 17 a go as a full job. Didn't expect much as the price suggests a lower
string. What a pleasant surprise! Wonderfully soft string offering excellent dwell time and subsequent great control and
Very good controlled power and the confidence to hold shots on the stringbed and place with great accuracy on the court.
ability a little lower than many strings and more string movement than I'd like, but these minor negatives do not detract too
from the Sweet.. Summing up, an excellent string offering a high level of playability in a full bed at a very low price. Try
them, you
won't be disappointed.
From: John, Brisbane, Australia, 10/08
Comments: I used this on my Ntour 90 Full String Job at 63lbs yup 63, and guess what? This string
Lux ALu fluoro 17 in my opinion. It gives the soft feel even at high tension. Just be carefully not to over clamp this string
due to its
already freaking thin to start with. Overall satisfied with the result, but snapped after 11 hours of usage. I'm a strong 4.5
and this
string is good if you string for yourself, like me.
From: Anon, 10/08
Comments: I've played with a lot of different string over the years including Babolat and Klip natural
various hybrids including Luxilon and Babolat polyesters. It's strange to me that Forten Sweet 16 and 17 are as good or
better in
playability, power, control and feel than anything I've used. It feels so much like Babolat gut to me with a little more power.
always go back to it, and it's my string of choice. I am baffled as to why it's not used more on tour. I know it's used a lot by
players. Maybe Forten doesn't offer sponsorships to pros. Durability is good in warm temperatures, but it can break more
easily in
colder weather. It's also great used as a cross string with polyesters and kevlar. As for the price, incredible!
From: Nick, Utah, California and Greece! 1/08
Comments: I use this as a cross string in my Head MG MP, and it's perfect. I use Kirschbaum Proline
II at
53lbs and this at 57. Durability, spin, control, and comfort, with emphasis on comfort, are great. I too, have tried all the
hyped up
"expensive" strings, and this is just as good. Don't take my word for it though, try it out for yourself. 4.5 all court-er, hit flat
with heavy spin on both wings and on serve.
From: Ed, Boston, MA, USA, 09/07
Comments: Good control, spin, durability, and comfort. I am using a Wilson Tour 90, where string
spacing affects and extends durability. Cheap compared to most multi-filament strings without much difference in
performance. I
will be using this string for now until a cheaper but better performance string appears. My wallet is tired of those expensive
hyped high-tech multi's.
From: Danny, Calamba, Philippines. 7/07
Comments: These strings are as soft as cooked spaghetti. Sweet 17 is like butter! I have these
strings at
54 in my crosses with Hurricane 18 mains at 52 in my Volkl Catapult V1 MP. This is a comfortable spin machine at these
Sweet 17 is the softest cross string I've found.
From: Charles, Las Vegas, NV, USA. 6/07
Comments: Great string for the money. Plays soft, and lively, but it is fantastic as a cross string on
stringing. Best hybrid combo is Babolat Pro Hurricane on main or Luxilon TiMO on main with this string on crosses. The
syn. gut 17 really helps soften polyester strings and make them more easier on the arms. I'm an all court 4.0 player, and
play with
POG mid. I string at 57 lbs., main and crosses.
From: Mores, Sun Valley, CA, USA. 03/05


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Internal strife, tradition sunk Microsoft's would be iPad competitor
Jay Greene has a
fascinating tale
regarding the dual-screen "Courier" tablet concept, which according to his piece was
launched by Microsoft Corp. (
) in early 2010
as an iPad competitor
. Instead Microsoft killed the tablet concept and the executives who designed it jumped ship.
According to Mr. Greene, like the late Steve Jobs did with the original iPhone design, Steve Ballmer had two internal teams who offered competing visions of the perfect tablet
way back pre-iPad in 2009
. Windows President Steven Sinofsky wanted a full-fledged Windows tablet. But former web guru and Xbox creator J. Allard wanted a more artistic tablet that ran a modified version of Windows and eschewed Windows staples for creative software.
Mr. Sinofsky reportedly hated the idea of modifying Windows and dumping core products like Exchange Server/Outlook and Microsoft Office from the experience.
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates was brought in to mediate the dispute. In a meeting with two Courier team members, J. Allard, and his boss, Entertainment and Devices division President Robbie Bach, Mr. Gates essentially sided with Mr. Sinofsky. When shown that the prototype lacked a built in email client, a Courier team member recalls, "This is where Bill had an allergic reaction."
To preserve its core products, Microsoft sacrificed the Courier concept,
killing it just weeks later
. In doing so it put itself in a deep hole. According to Courier team members, the
130+ team
had several finished prototypes and could have brought the device to market in mid-2010 with a bit of extra manpower. Instead Microsoft opted to wait until Windows 8 arrived -- nearly two and a half years later -- for its tablet push. As a result, Microsoft got its wish for a "Windows" like tablet that market researchers indicate that many crave, but at the cost of falling far behind in the market.
In a sense the article argues J. Allard was fighting tradition. He used Apple, Inc. (
) products -- a taboo at Microsoft. He obsessed about design. In fact, his "Courier" aimed to be the "digital Moleskine" -- leather bound notebooks beloved by designers. At the cost of $24M+ USD, according to the report, Mr. Allard's teams created outside the box prototypes which "expressed the free flow of ideas", according to a commemorative book.
Microsoft brought in third party device manufacturers to help with building prototypes. Samsung Electronics Comp., Ltd. (
) (who would eventually turn to Android tablets) reportedly helped with this task. A Microsoft executive reports, "J (was) incubating with his tribe, very much thinking consumer and very much thinking the next few years. He was trying to disrupt Microsoft, which hasn't been good at consumer products."
In the end Microsoft opted to go with the route of tradition rather than novelty. After the Courier was killed Mr. Allard and his boss Mr. Bach made the mutual decision to
quit Microsoft, taking a retirement
. In his going away email, the now-famous "Decide. Change. Reinvent." memo, Mr. Allard challenged Microsofters to get more creative, as his team had.
While Mr. Greene's piece takes a very critical look at the death of the Courier, it does seem relatively accurate. It compiles many bits and pieces that were known from various places. Microsoft disputes certain aspects of it, like Courier being months away from being sellable. But it doesn't dispute the report as a whole.
That said, the report also misses a bit that Microsoft has since opted to partially
the creative route. While it is deploying a full-fledged Windows to its upcoming tablets, it's bundling
the slick Metro UI with it
. Colorful, intuitive, and stylish Metro UI Windows 8 is the kind of product that J. Allard would have loved. In fact, he and Mr. Bach had a hand in designing the original Metro UI for the Zune MP3 players. In that sense, one thing Mr. Greene missed (of course this was only his first of two pieces), was the fact that while Courier was killed, its legacy lives on in Windows 8.
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