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Oddities- Strange-Bizarre and Dumb Questions.

The Story of Clementime;

This is the frightening story of a miner, 40niner, who plots to murder his lover Clementine, by pushing her into a vat of pickle juice, when none of the other coal miners were looking.
1. Can a duck quack upside down?
2. Can a she -wolf nurse and raise a human baby?
3. Why did the dish run away with the spoon?
4. Bet a buddy that you can stay under water for 5 minutes. How!. Place a glass of water over your head for five minutes..
5. The great wall of china cannot be seen from the moon.
6. What do the 3 pawn balls represent on some pawn shops  signs?    There are 3 black balls printed on some pawn shop signs. Why , you ask? . Balls were inspired by jolly old St. Nicholas /Santa Clause. Santa Clause is said to have turned 3 brass balls  into 3 bags of gold to save the daughters of a poor but honest man from earning their living in dubious ways.  So! you see , you can take your junk ( the three brass balls) and trade it in for cold hard cash (the bags of gold).
7. In New York City. 40 million pounds of dog poop hit the streets each year.
8. A crocodile can't stick out its tongue.
9. There are more than 10.000 golf courses in the United States.
10. Do Star fish have brains?
11. Somewhere in the world a can of spam is being opened every 4 seconds.
12. 1500s to the 1700s tobacco was prescribed by doctors for treatment of toothaches, headaches  bad breath and arthritis.
13. A duck has 3 eyelids.
14. If  humans had no rear ends , how would they sit?
15. Who was chicken little?
16. Can a cow be a bull?
17. Was Prince Albert even in a can?
18. What is the horse power of a horse?
19. Can the number nine be a six?
20. Can a cow jump over the moon?
21. Why is a round pizza in a square box?
22. Owls are the only birds that can see the color blue.
23. What was the color of the first Ford auto?
24. 1950s Howdy Doody had 48 freckles 1 for each of the 48 states.
25. Leatherneck turtles dive deeper than whales up to 3,900 feet.
26. Where did the term "Red Tape" come from?
27. "Pins & Needles" mean,  "Bad blood circulation"..   Fact  or Fiction?
28. Are there any Badgers in the Badger state of Wisconsin?
29. Some species of antelope sleep under water.  Fact or Fiction?
30. The first skyscraper was  built in NJ.   Fact or Fiction?
31. What brand of coffee was the first to be sold in cans?
32. What children's game is called "janken" ?
33. What is the strongest muscle in the body?
34. It takes 3,000 cows  to supply the NFL with a year's supply of footballs.
35. The first toilet ever to be seen on TV was on "Leave It To Beaver".
36. "Hang On Sloopy" is the official rock song of Ohio.
37. The Pez candy was invented in 1927.
38. The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.    Fact or Fiction?
39. Elephants can't jump.
40. What  is the phobia "Panophobia"?
41. What is a Pintle?
42. Why is grass green and the Sky is blue?
43. Magic words  "Hocus Pocus" comes from a Catholic  mass.
44. Magic word  "Abracadabra"   a term to describe God .   Fact or Fiction?
45. "Q" is the only letter that does not appear in the name of any of  the  Unites States.
46. If I were playing a game of "Rounder's"  I would be playing  "Marbles".  Fact or Fiction?
47. Longest Italian word in common use is: "Anticostituzionalmente"
48. What was the first 3D movie and who starred in it?
49. Frogs have teeth called "maxillary teeth" . Toads have no teeth.
50. One ounce of gold can be stretched out 43 miles.
51. Jack Webb (Joe Friday) once recorded an album called "You're My Girl".
52. Poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was the first American to have indoor plumbing installed.
53. The banana and the Bird of paradise are in the same family.
54. Lettuce and the sunflower is from the same family.
55. Humphrey Bogart never said "Play It Again Sam".
56. Crabs walk sideways to keep from tripping over their legs.
57. What does  "a rag of colts " mean?
58. What does "a murder of crows"  mean?
59. Rattlesnakes sleep out the winter alone.  Fact or fiction?
60. What NBA teams doesn't have an "S" ending their name.
61. In Hawaii it's illegal to place coins in you ears.
62. Bumblebees live in the ground.
63. 8,000 people a year hurt themselves with toothpicks.
64. Why do they call it a TV set when you only get one?
65. In the old time  game of tag. What did , "Ollie-Ollie Ox sent free "  mean?
66. In the song "Jenny Crack Corn", what were they signing about?
67. If an Apple is a Rose, and A Peach is a Plum, How can a Sweet Potato be a Morning Glory?
68. I planted a woodanemone in full sun, was I right to do so.?
69. What is a Daucus Weed?
70. Nine pennies weigh exactly one ounce.
71. What does "Groaking " mean?
72. There are 61,278 taxis in Mexico City.
73. Camel hair brushes are  made using  Squirrel fur.
74. What is Donald Duck's middle name?
75. How can you catch a ghost in a jar.
76. A honeybee travels up to 43,000 miles to gather 1 pound of honey.
77. Who was the "Tootsie Roll Candy" named after?
78. Macaroni was the name of a club in America who hoped to bring foppish way of dress to the colonies in the late 1700s.   That's why "Yankee Doodle' stuck a feather in his hat and called it Macaroni"
79. What does  "kemo Sabe mean?
80. Every American made  car horn,  honks n the key of "F".
81. While filming "The Wizard of  Oz" Judy Garland was the lowest paid of the main actors.
82. Wizard of Oz.  Toto the dog made $125.00 a week
83. Raindrops are shaped like small hamburger buns.    Fact or Fiction?
84. A squid can commit suicide by eating their own tentacles.
85. As an aid to circulate the blood in the 19-century . Physicians recommended  riding a merry-go-round.
86. Each American is provided with toilet paper , made from 465 tree's in a lifetime.
87. Is a male witch a warlock?
88. Is witchcraft a legal religion?
89. Can a mummy get pregnant?
90. A bison can jump 12 feet. True or False?
91. What is the world's rarest disease?
100 . What game is called the "Tie Game"?
102. What is a Tittle?
103. Elephants communicated by Infrer- Sound. True or False?
104. Mosquitoes are attracted by the color blue.
105. Camels were used as pack animals in Arizona as late as 1870. True or False?
106. What president was the first head of US. Post Office?

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