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10 Things You Might Not Know #23

Posted on October 17, 2010 | 17 Comments

Yay! I’ve learned 10 new things! Gather round, boys and girls, I’m sharing the awesome…

  1. Just in time for Halloween, you can build your own paper clone! It’s tempting to let your excitement whip you into a frenzied happy dance, I know, but you really should get started now. It takes 7 days if all goes smoothly, more if you need to, say, erase. (Paper clone instructions. Seriously. THIS is what I’ve done for you lately.)
  2. Moths live for just a few days, during which they must evade predators, resist the light and find a mate, often without eating. And you thought you had it hard. (This article about bat-moth co-evolution is fascinating if you’re a dork like me.)
  3. There exists a chess set made of vibrators, and it costs $7,000. I have to say, I feel witty commentary on this one is unnecessary. Some products speak for themselves.
  4. But wait, I have more Halloween coolness. You can carve your pumpkins in the image of the evil Stephen Colbert (keeping your fear alive), or the heroic (and sane!) Jon Stewart.
  5. Kodiak bears are smart. I know this because the other night I commented that Lexi (my dog) is perhaps not as smart as the average bear. The Boy assured me that she definitely is NOT as smart as the average Kodiak bear… I looked it up, of course, because I’m still trying to be as smart as The Boy.
  6. You can decorate your house (or at least your basement) with $10 worth of magic markers and Sharpies. This. Is. Amazing.
  7. The original cover art for Charlotte’s Web, which was the first chapter book I can remember falling in love with, sold at auction for $155,000. More than 5 times what was expected. I LOVE that story.
  8. Yesterday, it rained here. The first rain of the season. I tweeted that I loved my Converse sneakers, but what I really needed were some galoshes. My friend, Ralph, suggested I invent some Converse galoshes, which I thought was my ticket to fame and fortune, until I discovered they already exist. (Sigh… But they are kind of cool.)
  9. I may be the only person who never heard of this, but holy cow, there’s such a thing as a silent disco! I know this because Stephen Elliott told me in email. … Okay, yes, he told me and his one gazillion other subscribers, but still. Here is what he said about his first silent disco experience: “You put on headphones and they’re all playing the same music, so you dance and if you want to talk, you take your headphones off and everyone is dancing around you, but you can talk quietly. It’s beautiful, especially at night.” I am dying to dance (and then stop dancing and talk) in a silent disco.
  10. Dick Cheney is a zombie!  … Okay, I can’t say for certain that’s true, though I have my suspicions. It is what comes up first if you type “Dick Cheney is” in Google. (The suggestion that he is a zombie is followed by the suggestions that he is a robot, dead, and the devil.) Google’s suggestions are based on popular searches. Check out some other popular political searches here.

And that’s it for this installment. Go out and spread the knowledge, people! We are enlightening the world, 10 awesome facts at a time.

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10 Things You Might Not Know #22

Posted on August 3, 2010 | 29 Comments

It’s been a long time coming, but I have FINALLY learned 10 new things, and, as always, I’m doing the smarty pants dance sharing the knowledge. Here we go!

  1. Of course, the first thing has to be scuba related. I’m guessing most of you know that air compresses as you dive and expands as you ascend. So here’s a kind of cool thing. Let’s say you’re under 20 or 30 feet of water and just before your tank reads zero (no air), you take one last breath and head to the surface, exhaling slowly as you go because the most important rule of scuba diving is to never hold your breath. As you ascend, that last breath of air you are slowly exhaling is expanding in your lungs. You can theoretically reach the top with the same amount of air you started out with down below. (And while I think that is completely amazing and awesome, I still intend to never, ever, ever run out of air. Ever.)
  2. And while we’re on the subject of breathing… Biologists have found that Tibetans living at altitudes of 13,000 feet, breathing air that has 40 percent less oxygen than is available at sea level, have adapted physiologically to their environment. This may be the fastest instance of human evolution ever detected. (I know. Kind of boring and very un-mutant like, but my theory is that being able to breathe high altitude air is the first step toward sprouting wings.)
  3. Broccoli juice may provide the best sun protection available. It’s not just a shield to block dangerous UV rays from entering the skin, it works within the body itself, creating enzymes that protect the skin from cancer and UV rays. And, since it doesn’t wash off easily, its protection benefits last as long as three days. (The fact that it turns your skin green is a small price to pay. Right?)
  4. In 1994, Duck Amuck was voted #2 of the 50 greatest cartoons of all time by members of the animation field, losing only to What’s Opera, Doc? (I couldn’t find that one on You Tube). In 1999,  it was deemed “culturally significant” by the United States Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry. (I LOVE this movie.)
  5. Apparently, the fifth thing has to be scuba related, too. Who knew they made geek wetsuits? I love that the dazzling (and delightfully geeky) John Pruitt sent me this suggestion “for my new hobby.” (I’m not really a very good geek, but if this exists, a Super j wetsuit can’t be far off.)
  6. And while we’re on the subject of cartoons, here is a lesson in cartoon physics. (We here at Zebra Sounds are nothing if not educational.)
  7. I want this, because, yes, in fact, I do “wish I could use my bicycle as a data collection device.”
  8. Here is a  ridiculously obvious helpful list of 20 things you should never buy used. (They forgot to include gum and underwear. And toothbrushes. And Kleenix. Okay, I’ll stop.)
  9. And speaking of lice… Okay, yeah, I know, we weren’t speaking of lice. Who speaks of lice ? What kind of a blogger blogs about lice? This kind, baby. I did not know that lice are host-specific. Deer lice, for instance, can not live in human hair. And, some lice are even more specific than that. Pubic lice cannot live on your head. (C’mon. That’s sort of comforting, isn’t it?)
  10. And finally, as if we need it, here’s one more reason to dance. A 21-year study published in the New England Journal of Medicine found dancing can reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia in the elderly. Sill not convinced? Here are some more reasons you should (ask me to) dance.

And that’s it! Let us all sally forth, enlightening the world, 10 fun facts at a time.

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Ten Things You Might Not Know (#21)

Posted on May 25, 2010 | 27 Comments

It’s time to fill your head with ten more fantastically amazing things… just in time for your Memorial Day barbecues. Your enthralled guests will thank me!

  1. The 100 most fun cities in the US have been named by Portfolio Magazine. I’m kind of bummed that San Francisco is only #6, but I love the pictures of the top 10. (I guess this explains why New York never sleeps!)
  2. Given that I met Lance Armstrong naked (this story will get better each time I tell it), I couldn’t pass up this list of the 9 Manliest Names in the World. Number 9 is Lance. Go see the others. This post is a little old – Lance was still retired when it was written – but it made me laugh. Hard. (It also made me want to change my name to Max.)
  3. Check out this visualization of the northern European airspace returning to use after being closed due to volcanic ash. I found it oddly hypnotic.  (Disclaimer: I watched it before coffee.)
  4. Finally, an answer to the question… How do those super genius astronauts pee in space? Here’s a training video. (C’mon. You know you’re curious.)
  5. Einstein is a horse the size of a miniature poodle. Giant George, on the other hand, is a dog the size of a horse. (You can’t make this stuff up.)
  6. An (insane) Austrian skydiver is preparing for a 120,000-foot supersonic fall. (Clearly Mr. Baumgartner lacks a natural fear response, so I am freaking out for him. Holy crap!)
  7. Regular exercise can be just as effective as prescription drugs for patients with depression and anxiety. (I knew this already. My dog, Lexi, told me after laying her leash across my keyboard.)
  8. Eric Clapton’s gold leaf Stratocaster guitar is beautiful. In 1997, it sold at auction for a cool $445,000. Which means it is only the 9th most expensive guitar in the world. Click here to see it, and the rest of the top 10 list. (Gold leafed! As if being Eric Clapton’s guitar weren’t cool enough already.)
  9. Thirty-three years after he launched his message in a bottle, Oliver Vandevalle got an answer… on Facebook. (This is just cool.)
  10. Clearly, I need one of these. (Please?)

There you go. Ten more things. Your friends won’t know what hit them.

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10 Things You Might Not Know, Part 20

Posted on April 25, 2010 | 22 Comments

Okay, seriously, what better way to start your week than by learning ten new things? Or if you’re a super smarty-pants, you can just be shocked and dismayed by all the things I used to not know.

  1. First, something useful… Eating asparagus can prevent a hangover by breaking down the alcohol in your system.  Not only did I not know that delicious fact, I didn’t know that once you have a hangover, “eggs, toast, and bananas help replenish lost nutrients and set your body into toxin breakdown mode. Crackers with honey will also help flush out lingering alcohol.”
  2. I love this sentence: “The Icelandic Phallological Museum is probably the only museum in the world to contain a collection of phallic specimens belonging to all the various types of mammal found in a single country.” (I can think of nothing to add that you couldn’t learn by visiting the website.)
  3. And speaking of websites, the AP Stylebook has officially changed “web site” to “website.” I’m just dorky enough to think that’s interesting, but here’s the part I like the most. “Mashable applauded the move, while New York Times technology columnist David Pogue wasn’t all that thrilled.” Public reaction!  I am not dorky alone!
  4. Ten things in one! Here are quite beautiful pictures of the “10 most amazing transparent animals in the world.”
  5. But wait, there’s more! Water bears! I’d never heard of them before, but they are adorable AND badass! I love them!
  6. Have you heard of the Bloop? I hadn’t (until The Boy brought it to my attention). “The Bloop is the name given to an ultra-low frequency and extremely powerful underwater sound detected by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) several times during the summer of 1997. The source of the sound remains unknown.” Cool, right? (Incidentally, The Boy was also my source for #2. He’s kind of a bad influence.)
  7. The thing is… if you’ve only ever seen it written, how can you know for sure you’re saying it right? A cheat sheet – how to pronounce Michael Chabon’s name (among others).
  8. Twitter’s entire archive is headed to the Library of Congress. Every tweet since March 2006. (Immortalized. Typos and all.)
  9. And while we’re on the subject of social media (sort of), Foursquare (a mobile location-sharing application) has become a great predictor of divorce. (These stories always scare me… and remind me why I like that my cell phone is just a cell phone.)
  10. Originally, coffee was eaten… that and 15 more fun coffee facts here!

There you have it, boys and girls. Ten new things to impress your friends with. (Which makes 200 things since we started this game. Feel smarter?)

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10 Things You Might Not Know, part 19

Posted on April 1, 2010 | 15 Comments

It’s Friday. That, and these ten things are all you need to know today…

  1. First – yay! – a kissing fact ! Kissing burns as many calories as doing the laundry! (Leave. The. Clothes. ‘Nuff said.)
  2. Because steel expands when it gets hot, the Eiffel Tower is six inches taller in the summer than in the winter. (My friend, Jay, texted me that. He said it’s perfect for my 10 Things post. That’s good enough for me.)
  3. There’s something called fundamental basketball. It’s played by the All-American Basketball League, and here are the rules of eligibility. “Only players that are natural-born United States citizens with both parents of Caucasian race are eligible to play in the league.” I learned about this on The Daily Show, so I checked to make sure it was real. It is, but watch The Daily Show clip. It’ll cheer you up.
  4. Last Fall, the film Motherhood, staring Uma Thurman, was released. Have you heard of it? I hadn’t. Maybe because it grossed only $50k at the box office. At it’s opening in Great Britain, only a dozen people showed up to see the film. On the Sunday of its debut weekend in the UK, the box office brought in $12. And that’s only the 2nd worst flop in British cinematic history!
  5. Toads can predict earthquakes. I love this story. Plus, they’re so cute!  …What?
  6. Please, I want THIS for Christmas; it’s only $86k.
  7. Women feel guiltier than men. (Apparently this finding is controversial. That surprises me more than the finding itself.)
  8. Flying foxes (which I had never heard of before last week) and fruit bats are the same thing. You might know that. Did you know they are the largest bats in the world, with a wing span of up to six feet? (I love bats. That is a whole lot of bat to love.)
  9. A new study suggests that high-fat, high-calorie foods affect the brain in much the same way as cocaine and heroin. When rats consume these foods in great enough quantities, it leads to compulsive eating habits that resemble drug addiction. (The study doesn’t mention cheesecake specifically, which I’m certain means it’s okay. In case you were worried.)
  10. Go ahead. Wax philosophical. People who spend more of their day having deep discussions and less time engaging in small talk seem to be happier. (And also people who know more than everybody else are happier. You’re welcome.)

And a bonus. I absolutely LOVE this video: The Three Girls, an animated story by a six year old. Watch it. It’s perfect for Friday.

Big love, everyone. We made it through another week.

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10 Things You Might Not Know, Part 18

Posted on February 16, 2010 | 35 Comments

Gather ’round kids, I’ve learned ten new things! Lots of love and Olympic trivia in this edition. ‘Tis the season. Enjoy!

  1. For the first time in Olympic history, the medals for the 2010 winter games are not flat. Their surface is wavy (undulating like snow and waves). They weigh over a pound a piece, and no two medals share the same design. (For some reason, that last fact delights me.)
  2. For every 120 single men in their 20s, there are 100 single women in the same age range; however, after 65, there are 33 single men for every 100 single women of the same age range. (Lonely men take heart; if you hang in there, the odds will eventually be drastically in your favor. And by “hang in there” I apparently mean, “don’t die.”)
  3. Jason Sadler, a 26 year old from Florida, made $83,000 last year wearing a different t-shirt each day. He sells his torso as advertising space, and companies pay him anywhere from $1 (on January 1st) to $365 (on December 31st) to wear their shirt. (Who among us is not wishing we’d thought of this?)
  4. Motor boating was an official sport at the 1908 Olympics. Now, the Olympic charter specifically states, “Sports, disciplines or events in which performance depends essentially on mechanical propulsion are not acceptable.” (There’s a joke in here somewhere, but I can’t find it.)
  5. Men in love show more activity in the visual part of the brain, while women in love show more activity in the part of the brain that governs memory. (Is it me, or does that explain some things?)
  6. In Roosevelt Park, Michigan, there is a superhero toddler. Liam Hoekstra was born with a rare condition called myostatin-related muscle hypertrophy, or muscle enlargement. Doctors know of no negative side effects to being born with the condition, but here’s the part that blew me away: two days after his birth, the infant was able to stand up with support.
  7. Olympic athletes will produce as much as 2 million pounds of dirty laundry. It would take a family of four 264 years to go through that much laundry! (Not to argue with a fun Olympic fact or anything, but I’m pretty sure I folded 2 million pounds of laundry last Saturday.)
  8. In the U.S., the fastest growing segment on Facebook is women 55 years and older. (Which is easily explainable, given #2 above.)
  9. In order for a sport to be considered for inclusion in the Olympics, it must be “widely practiced by men in at least 75 countries and on four continents, and by women in at least 40 countries and on three continents.” (Now we just have to iron out the definition of the word “sport.”)
  10. The average 8-inch male slug has an 8-inch penis. (And the story only gets worse after that. Read it if your think your sex life is fraught.)

That’s all for now. Go forth and spread the wisdom!

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10 Things You Might Not Know, part 17

Posted on January 16, 2010 | 26 Comments

Guess what, guess what? I’ve learned ten new things! Time to share…

  1. The coconut crab, Birgus latro, is the largest land-living arthropod in the world, and is probably at the upper limit of how big terrestrial animals with exoskeletons can become in today’s atmosphere. <– That’s interesting, but I mostly wanted to say imagine taking out your garbage and finding this!
  2. So first, I saw a post on Oatmeal.com that listed 5 reasons pigs are more awesome than I am, and that led me to Google in search of the most intelligent animals on the planet.  Did you know cows worry about the future? Octopuses can be taught to open soda cans? Dolphins play practical jokes? And, yes, pigs are smart too. Piglets can identify their mother’s voice from birth.
  3. For $7,634, you can buy a sex robot named Roxxxy that looks weirdly like Chrissie Hynde. What? You can.
  4. For considerably less than that ($1.99 to be exact), you can download the “SarcMark” to you computer – punctuation for your sarcasm. (Me? I’m holding out for a sarcasm font, which I’ve always thought would be cool.)
  5. In Florida, cold iguanas fall from the trees. That is all.
  6. Thirteen hands have been severed throughout the course of all the Star Wars movies.
  7. The world’s oldest female triathlete is a nun. In 2005, Sister Madonna Buder, otherwise known as “The Iron Nun,” broke the world record for the oldest woman ever to compete in an Ironman competition. She’s been back twice since then. She is 78. (She is my hero.)
  8. Relax. Humans are not dense enough to sink all the way under in quicksand. (Holy cow! I wish someone had told me that a long time ago. When I think of the time I’ve wasted worrying!)
  9. According to the Global Language Monitor in Austin TX, 2009’s most used word, both online and in print, is Twitter. (Huh.)
  10. And maybe you’ve never heard this song (which I love) or watched this delightful video by Ingrid Michaelson. Just in case, here you go. Listen. Watch. You deserve it.

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10 things you might not know, part 16

Posted on December 6, 2009 | 15 Comments

So I haven’t quite figured out what to do with Mondays here in Zebra Sounds. (I know, I know. Video blogging is being given all the consideration it deserves, I promise!) I’ll start something exciting soon. In the meantime, I’ve collected a whole bunch of new, completely irrelevant absolutely fascinating things you might not know. So here you go, ten more things to rot expand your mind.

  1. Batteries powered by swine flu? It could happen. MIT scientists are, in fact, developing virus-powered rechargeable microbatteries. (I know! What will they think of next? I can’t wait to see how they market these babies.)
  2. A little stress is good for you. (I’ve actually posted about this before, but it’s been proven again, so I’m thinking it bears repeating.) “According to a recent study from Ohio State University, mice that experienced short-term stress were better prepared to fight off a flu virus. Other studies have linked short-term stress to a reduced risk of a wide variety of diseases, including heart disease and cancer.” (So go ahead, leap. It’s good for you.)
  3. Hand painting. It exists. It’s awesome. Check it out.
  4. During WWII, marijuana was used by the OSS as a truth serum; it caused subjects “to be loquacious and free in their impartation of information.” (This technique was especially effective after the munchies set in, when interrogators frequently employed the use of  Snickers and Cheetos to pry from their prisoners the top secretest of information.)
  5. Here is, without a doubt, more information than you could ever want on the world’s deepest living fish caught on camera. (And not to overly excite you, but there is video too.)
  6. Global recession is good for the environment. “Carbon dioxide emissions have been growing globally at three and half percent a year. But for 2009, emissions are expected to drop by about three percent.” (Proof that there is a bright, clean sunshiny side to everything.)
  7. “In a series of surveys with 141 parents and their teenage children, researchers found more than 40 percent of children had sexual intercourse before any discussion about condom use, sexually transmitted diseases, birth control or what to do if their partner refuses to use a condom.” So what is the right time to talk to your kids? Researchers advise, “Go earlier than you think.” (Consider this a public service announcement.)
  8. There’s a name for it! According to UrbanDictionary.com, the “feeling fist”  is the fist used to express deep or extreme emotion during a song, in which the singer extends a fisted hand and brings it back in toward their body with intensity of emotion. (I do this all the time. I am often, but not always, singing. It surprises people. I like knowing there’s a name for it.)
  9. Ants count! Really. Read (or listen) to this story about an incredible experiment conducted in the Sahara. It’s amazing, and one of the most amazing things about it is that some researcher had to devise and attach little ant stilts to little ant legs. (C’mon. Go check it out. You know you want to.)
  10. A friend posted this on Facebook. It’s one of those ridiculous gadgets that is just for showing off. I want one. (Note: About nine shopping days left until my birthday.) ;-)

There! You are ten things smarter. Go win the girl, get that promotion, dazzle your friends. Make me proud.

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(This just in, two more fascinating facts from Karen From Mentor. Jackpot!_

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10 Things You Might Not Know, part 15

Posted on November 12, 2009 | 13 Comments

It’s that time again! I’ve learned ten new things. I’m spreading the trivia wealth! (And those of you who have been with me from the beginning, we’ve learned 150 new things. How smart are we?)

  1. It’s true, champagne does go straight to your head. Scientists think it’s the bubbles. (I tried to conduct some j-science experiments to confirm those findings, but after the first glass I sort of forgot what I was doing. I might have confirmed that champagne makes you much more likely to attempt river dancing on the coffee table, but if so, it’s not something I would write about in my blog.)
  2. The Wisconsin Tourism Federation changed its name after bloggers had a field day with their initials. They will be known, henceforth, as the Tourism Federation of  Wisconsin. (Behold the awesome power of the blogosphere!)
  3. What to get for the woman who has everything… how about a gas mask bra? Seriously! (My birthday is in December.)
  4. There is a website that tells you how many insect parts and rodent hairs the FDA will allow in your food – peanut butter, popcorn, orange juice and more. (I can’t quite bring myself to recommend visiting the site; it’s enough to simply know that there IS an acceptable level of insect parts and rodent hairs. And by “enough,” I mean “too much.”)
  5. In the American Museum of Natural History there is “a spectacular and extremely rare textile, woven from golden-colored silk thread produced by more than one million spiders in Madagascar.” The tapestry is amazing, but the hardest part about the project, according to Nicholas Godley, one of the men who conceived it, was finding weavers willing to work with spiders. (Well, duh. *shudders, runs off to take a shower*)
  6. Another favorite urban dictionary word for you. Fornever. It means a) Never occurring, nor having the potential to do so (as in, Hanson will fornever be the greatest band this country has ever known). Or b) A nonexistent period of time (as in, I could watch reality television for never and never).
  7. If you lose your wallet, your best shot at having it returned to you is to have a cute baby picture inside it. According to a study done in Edinburgh, Scotland, “the sight of a smiling baby is enough to warm nearly any heart: only one in 10 of the strangers who retrieved such wallets neglected to return them. In contrast, the second-most successful image, a puppy, boasted only a 53 percent return rate. When the wallet included no photograph, it stood only a one in seven chance of being returned to the owner.” (I’ve got some pretty cute Caption This babies you can use!)
  8. There are such things as immortal jellyfish. (I have nothing to add. Immortal jellyfish. That’s cool.)
  9. At long last, someone has invented an electric anti-swine flu holy water dispenser. (Rest easy, sweet Catholics!)
  10. Bats have oral sex. (I know, I should have resisted. I wanted to. But bats. And sex… I was weak. Forgive me. And now, when I want official forgiveness, I can be absolved without risk of contracting swine flu!)

Oh, c’mon. Don’t blame me about the bat thing. You didn’t have to click it! ;-)

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10 Things You Might Not Know, part 14

Posted on September 30, 2009 | 26 Comments

Guess what time it is? Time to learn ten new things! (I’m so excited. C’mon, let’s go!)

  1. Scooby Doo turned 40 years old on 9/13/2009! (And I’d have been invited to his party too if not for those meddling kids!)
  2. I learned this from Milli Thornton at Fear of Writing. In Australia, zebra is pronounced the way it’s spelled, like Jeb, versus the way we say it – zeebra. (Throw in a couple of “mates” and a “crikey” or two and you’ll be all set for National Talk Like An Aussie Day.)
  3. Web surfing makes you more productive. According to a new study from University of Melbourne, “People who do surf the Internet for fun at work – within a reasonable limit of less than 20% of their total time in the office – are more productive by about 9% than those who don’t.” (Seriously. I have nothing to add.)
  4. Answer: A sushi-making robot. (Question: What do you get for the foodie-geek who has everything?)
  5. Billy Jean is the most popular karaoke song. (And it is one of only five songs I recognized in the top ten. How sad for me!)
  6. Discovered: A new species of ghostshark that has sexual appendages on its forehead. (I mostly just like the headline on this story. The linked article has one line about the sexual appendages amidst a whole lot of other interesting facts. But hey, even in nature, sex sells, baby.)
  7. But wait there is more nature news! A new giant rat species has been discovered in a remote rainforest in Papua New Guinea. (First, I think he’s a little bit cute, though he’s big enough to pick a fight with Lexi, and win. Second… will someone please make the ROUS joke that I can’t quite come up with now?)
  8. What would a Ten Things list be without a kissing fact? Here you go. Humans are not the only kissers. Chimpanzees kiss, foxes and dogs lick each other’s faces, some birds tap their bills together, and elephants put their trunks in each other’s mouths. (Awww?)
  9. The real life Lucy from the Beatles’ song “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds” has died after a long fight against lupus. (That’s sad, but I never knew there was a real Lucy. For some reason, I like that.)
  10. In honor of the fact that October is National Pizza Month in the U.S., here are some fun pizza facts: pepperoni is the most popular topping in America, most people prefer thin crust (61%), and you can buy a $1000 pizza in New York city. It’s topped with caviar, lobster, creme fraiche and chives. (Really. You had me at caviar.)

And there you have it, ten more amazing facts from j! Use them responsibly.

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