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    • Every year, the U.S. produces enough plastic film to shrink wrap the entire state of Texas!------------------- Men with long hair were not allowed to enter Disneyland until the late 1960s!-------------------- Each year, the Earth loses 55,000 tons of mass!

      CARTOON 04-23-2018

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      CARTOON 04-22-2018

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    • Virginia extends farther west than West Virginia!-------------------- An elephant trunk has no bone, but contains over 40,000 muscles!-------------------- Oak trees are more likely to be struck by lightning than other types of trees!

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CARTOON 04-17-2017

In August 1982, a 4-foot-tall robot was arrested and put in jail by the Los Angeles Police Department.


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John Graziano John Graziano — April 17, 2017
In August 1982, a 4-foot-tall robot was arrested and put in jail by the Los Angeles Police Department. Submitted by Dan Paulun, W. Lafayette, OH.-------------------- In 1752, the dates September 3 through 13 never existed due to switching from the Julian to the Gregorian Calendar. Submitted by Dan Paulun, W. Lafayette, OH.-------------------- In February 1891, the morning after a heavy snowstorm, live worms up to 4 inches deep, mysteriously covered snowdrifts in Randolph County, West Virginia. Submitted by Dan Paulun, W. Lafayette, OH.
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CARTOON 04-23-2018

Every year, the U.S. produces enough plastic film to shrink wrap the entire state of Texas!------------------- Men with long hair were not allowed to enter Disneyland until the late 1960s!-------------------- Each year, the Earth loses 55,000 tons of mass!

CARTOON 04-22-2018

In 1961, Dr. Leonid Rogozov, the only doctor at a remote Antarctic station, performed an appendectomy on himself!-------------------- In 1969, astronaut Michael Collins took a picture of the lunar module with the Earth in the background, making him the only human - dead or alive - who is not in the frame!-------------------- 90 percent of bees don't live in colonies, produce honey or have a queen!-------------------- Dogs sweat through their paws!

CARTOON 04-21-2018

Virginia extends farther west than West Virginia!-------------------- An elephant trunk has no bone, but contains over 40,000 muscles!-------------------- Oak trees are more likely to be struck by lightning than other types of trees!

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