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It is customary in Tibet to stick one’s tongue out to welcome people. The tradition dates back to the time of cruel Tibetan king Lang Darma, who had a black tongue. Tibetans feared that the King Darma would be reincarnated so they began greeting each other by sticking out their tongue to prove that they were not evil. <\/strong>http:\/\/articles.latimes.com<\/p>\n

Disneyland does not sell chewing gum. Walt Disney wanted to keep the park clean and prevent guests from being inconvenienced by stepping in it. <\/strong>http:\/\/disneydestinations.msn.com<\/p>\n

You can give change for a dollar in 293 different coin variations. <\/strong>http:\/\/www.maa.org<\/p>\n

Benjamin Franklin invented bifocals some time between 1764 and 1784.
\n<\/strong>http:\/\/ushistory.org<\/p>\n

A dentist, Dr. Albert Southwick, invented of the electric chair in 1881.
\n<\/strong>http:\/\/interestingfacts.net<\/p>\n

Marissa Ann Mayer, 37,\u00a0is the youngest CEO of a Fortune 500 company. Yahoo appointed her as its new chief executive officer on July 16th, 2012.
\n<\/strong>http:\/\/interestingfacts.net<\/p>\n

The Milky Way is not actually a spiral galaxy. It’s really a barred spiral galaxy. Instead of arms coiling out from a central point, there is a bar across the middle. The arms of our galaxy sprout from either end.
\n<\/strong>http:\/\/science.howstuffworks.com<\/p>\n

Carmel, Calif., banned high heels that are more than 2 inches high or have less than a one-square-inch base in an attempt to limit its liability for trip and fall accidents. Free high heel permits are available at City Hall.
\n<\/strong>http:\/\/science.howstuffworks.com<\/p>\n

Alabama state law requires voters to cast their ballots within five minutes of entering a voting booth. Violators can be banished from the polling place.
\n<\/strong>http:\/\/science.howstuffworks.com<\/p>\n

\u2028The first email was delivered in 1971.
\n<\/strong>http:\/\/www.uncp.edu<\/p>\n

British engineer Tim Berners-Lee began work at CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research, in Switzerland), on what later became the World Wide Web, which CERN donated to the world in 1993.
\n<\/strong>http:\/\/www.uncp.edu<\/p>\n

The first written language was cuneiform, created by the Sumerians more than 5000 years ago.
\n<\/strong>http:\/\/pen.museum\/game\/cuneiform.shtml<\/p>\n

Chameleons have eyes that move independently, allowing them to see in two different directions at the same time.
\n<\/strong>http:\/\/faculty.washington.edu<\/p>\n

Each dragonfly eye contains 30,000 lenses.
\n<\/strong>http:\/\/faculty.washington.edu<\/p>\n

There are an estimated 400 million dogs in the world.
\n<\/strong>http:\/\/faculty.washington.edu<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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