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There is an elephant on the loo!

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The strange title comes from a skit by Benny Hill, where he tells his wife all the facts she shouldn't know, but she always answers "I know! I know!"

Anyway, this thread is suppose to be a collection of strange facts. Let's have fun!

Here are a few facts to ponter:

A duck's quack doesn't echo, and no one knows why.

Hershey's Kisses are called that because the machine that makes them looks like it's kissing the conveyor belt.

The name Jeep came from the abbreviation used in the army for the "General Purpose" vehicle or G.P.

The mask used by Michael Myers in the original "Halloween" was actually a Captain Kirk mask painted white.
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People repost the same old urban legends, and no one knows why.
http://www.snopes.com/critters/wild/duckecho.asp

Actually, they'll believe anything printed shoved in front of their noses and never bother to conduct even the slightest bit of independent research.
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Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history:

Spades --> King David
Clubs --> Alexander the Great
Hearts --> Charlemagne
Diamonds --> Julius Caesar
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The airplane Buddy Holly died in was the "American Pie." Thus the name of the Don McLean song.
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James Doohan, who played Lt. Commander Montgomery Scott (Scotty) on Star Trek,
is missing the entire middle finger of his right hand.
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Peanuts are an ingredient of dynamite
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Peanuts are an ingredient of dynamite
I will be more careful the next time I bite into a peanut.

The Eisenhower (US) interstate system requires that one mile in every five must be straight. These straight sections are usable as airstrips in times of war or other emergencies.
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I believe you.
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Actually, they'll believe anything printed shoved in front of their noses and never bother to conduct even the slightest bit of independent research.
Oh good, then you will debunk the strange facts for us, thank you.
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A duck quack does echo. But unless the echo has a long enough time delay, you can't tell the echo from the original quack.

I once heard duck quack echoes bouncing off a large boathouse at the other end of the lake.
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