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CARTOON 03-09-2017

A giant rogue wave crashed through the Moonraker Restaurant in Pacifica, California, on January 21, 2017.

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John Graziano John Graziano — March 9, 2017
A giant rogue wave crashed through the Moonraker Restaurant in Pacifica, California, on January 21, 2017.------------------ Franz Huber of Bavaria, Germany, holds the record for "Most Swords Swallowed While Hanging Upside Down," "Most Bowling Pins Knocked Down While Swallowing a Sword" and "Most Situps While Swallowing a Sword!"--------------------- A one-acre reef of oysters filters about 24 million gallons of water a day - enough to fill 36 Olympic swimming pools!
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CARTOON 12-04-2022

1. Paul McCartney and George Harrison once took a multi-bus trip across Liverpool to visit a stranger who could teach them the B7 chord! 2. The chills you get while listening to music are caused by the release of dopamine. 3. "The Alphabet Song," "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" and "Baa, Baa, Black Sheep" all use the exact same melody. 4. And A One, And A Two... Sea lions are the only non-human mammal known to keep a beat.

CARTOON 12-03-2022

1. Filmmaker Tyler Perry once fired his entire accounting team after finding out the IRS owed him $9 million! 2. Your body produces about half a gallon of gas each day. 3. Morphine gets its name from Morpheus, the Greek god of dreams.

CARTOON 12-02-2022

1. Research suggests that some animals avoid power lines because the wires glow and give off flashes of UV light. 2. In 2020, the U.S. Library of Congress chose to preserve "Shrek" in the National Film Registry for being "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant." 3. One reason most dogs love squeaky toys is because the noise resembles the sound of injured prey!

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