Fun Facts – 27 August 2014

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– Orcas (killer whales) kill sharks by torpedoing up into the shark's stomach from underneath, causing the shark to explode.

– Donald Duck comics were banned from Finland because he doesn't wear any pants.

– Upper and lower case letters are named 'upper' and 'lower' because in the time when all original print had to be set in individual letters, the 'upper case' letters were stored in the case on top of the case that stored the smaller, 'lower case' letters.

– Leonardo da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time.

– There are no clocks in Las Vegas gambling casinos.

– The name Wendy was made up for the book Peter Pan, there was never a recorded Wendy before!

– There are no words in the dictionary that rhyme with: orange, purple, and silver!

– Leonardo Da Vinci invented scissors.

– A tiny amount of liquor on a scorpion will make it instantly go mad and sting itself to death.

– Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying!

– The glue on Israeli postage stamps is certified kosher.

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