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Trivia and Amazing Facts [13-10-17]


Trivia and Amazing Facts 
  • Dentists recommend that a toothbrush be kept at least six feet away from a toilet to avoid airborne particles resulting from the flush
  • The last dictionary that Noah Webster wrote contained 70,000 words and their meanings. He wrote it with no help and by hand. After his death his family sold the right to publish to G&C Merriam and Co.
  • Hoi polloi is a Greek phrase meaning “the many.” Hoi polloi are the masses.
  • A "zeedonk" is the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
  • One hundred thousand cubic feet of water pours over the Niagara Falls every second