You’ll probably be hearingThe More You Knowjingle in your head as you read these.
“There were only25 episodesof the originalScooby-Doo, Where Are You!1969 TV series.”
It’s as long as it takes some bands to get their first record deal."
“Ancient Egypt lasted so long that Ancient Egyptianarchaeologywas a career in Ancient Egypt.”
“Awormwas frozen solid for over 46,000 years in Siberian permafrost, but some scientists revived it.
So, it was actually not dead, just resting.”
“A full-size basketball court canfitinside a soccer penalty box.
Still amazes me.”
“We livecloser in timeto the Tyrannosaurus Rex than the Tyrannosaurus Rex lived to Stegosaurus.”
“The last execution byguillotinein France occurred the same yearStar Warswas released (1977).”
“Sharksexisted before trees did.”
“There aremore treeson Earth than stars in the Milky Way.”
“Humans are the ONLY animals to have achin.
Give your dog’s chin a scratch?
Nope, youre scratching its jaw.
Only humans have chins.”
“Thelast recipientof a Civil War pension died during the Trump administration (in 2020).”
“We are as far away from theend of WWIas WWI was from theNapoleonic Wars.”
“Wooly mammothsdid not go extinct until 1,000 years after the Great Pyramids of Giza were built.”
“Hannibal Lecter only has16 minutesof screen time inThe Silence of the Lambs.”
“If you’re 7 feet tall you have a1 in 6 chanceof landing in the NBA.”
“Nintendo was founded in1889.
They were a card game company.”
“There were only two seasons of bothThe MunstersandThe Addams Family.
Given the number of times I watched reruns, that surprised me.”
“It was only 66 years from theWright brothers' first flighttoNeil Armstrongwalking on the moon.”
“Greenland sharkscan live up to 500 years.
They dont reach sexual maturity until they are over 100 years old.
When they get pregnant, gestation lasts up to 18 years.”
“During WWII, a bear fought in the Polish Army.
He was enlisted as a private and later promoted to corporal.
He carried ammunition to the front line, drank beer, and was taught to salute.
His name wasWojtek.”
Bush was almosteaten by cannibalsduring WWII."
26.And lastly, “That Macaulay Culkin’s middle name isMacaulay Culkin.
His name is Macaulay Macaulay Culkin Culkin.”
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