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CARTOON 05-23-2022

The fear of long words is called hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia.

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1. More than 20 years after going missing, two of Charles Darwin's notebooks were secretly returned to Cambridge University Library in March 2022 wrapped in a pink gift bag. 2. Honeybees combine pollen, nectar and saliva to make tiny loaves of "bee bread." 3. The fear of long words is called hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia.
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CARTOON 01-26-2023

1. When composer Albert Von Tilzer and lyricist Jack Norworth wrote the song "Take Me Out To The Ball Game" in 1908, neither of them had ever gone to a baseball game! 2. New York City's Central Park is larger than Vatican City! 3. The bottom-third of the Washington Monument is a different color than the top because the project ran out of funding and sat unfinished for 25 years before it was completed with marble from a different quarry!

CARTOON 01-25-2023

1. The corpse lily, Rafflesia arnoldii, is the largest flower in the world, growing up to 3 feet wide and weighing up to 15 pounds! 2. The condition that causes people to sneeze when suddenly exposed to bright light is called autosomal dominant compelling helio-ophthalmic outburst, or "achoo" syndrome. 3. About 8 percent of human DNA comes from viruses!

CARTOON 01-24-2023

1. According to the FDA, an average 16-ounce jar of peanut butter is allowed up to four rodent hairs! 2. When a man tried to sue Pepsi after claiming he discovered a mouse in his Mountain Dew, Pepsi defended itself by arguing that by the time the can was opened, the soda would have dissolved a mouse into jelly! 3. Chef's Kiss! Every cup of manufactured tomato sauce is allowed up to about 60 fly eggs.

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