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The largest cockroach on record is one measured at 3.81 inches in length.
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| Many Japanese golfers carry "hole-in-one" insurance, because it is traditional in Japan to share one's good luck by sending gifts to all your friends when you get an "ace." The price for what the Japanese term an "albatross" can often reach $10,000. |
| Giraffes are the only animals born with horns. Both males and females are born with bony knobs on the forehead. |
| In the movie "Toy Story", the carpet designs in Sid's hallway is the same as the carpet designs in "The Shining." |
| The hundred billionth crayon made by Crayola was Periwinkle Blue. |
| Golf was banned in England in 1457 because it was considered a distraction from the serious pursuit of archery. |
| Penguins are not found in the North Pole. |
| Charlie Brown's dad was a barber. |
| Alfred Hitchcock did not have a belly button. It was eliminated when he was sewn up after surgery. |
| The "O" when used as a prefix in Irish surnames means "descendant of." |
| A "sysygy" occurs when all the planets of the our Solar System line up. |
| Australian soldiers used the song "We're Off to See the Wizard" as a marching song in WWII. |
| The longest film ever released was "****" by Andy Warhol in 1967, which lasted 25 hours. After its utter failure, it was withdrawn and re-released in a 90-minute form as "The Loves of Ondine." |
| A broken clock is right at least twice a day. |
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