Some national parks have long waiting lists for camping reservations. When you have to wait a year to sleep next to a tree, something is wrong.
George Carlin (1937 - 2008)
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More cool, strange and interesting factsFact 1. There is a Hamburger hall of fame in Seymour, Wisconsin.
Fact 2. There is a Harley-Davidson that was designed as an exact replica of a hamburger.
Fact 3. There is a large brass statue of Winnie-the-Pooh in Lima, Peru.
Fact 4. There is a law in the state of Idaho that does not permit one citizen to give another citizen a box of candy that is heavier than 50 pounds.
Fact 5. There is a muppet named Kami that appears on the South African version of the T.V. show “Sesame Street” that is HIV-positive.
Fact 6. There is a place called Hell, Michigan. It is about 50 miles from Detroit, Michigan.
Fact 7. There is a restaurant in Stockholm that only offers all-garlic products. They even have a garlic cheesecake.
Fact 8. There is a species of bird, Antpitta avis canis Ridgley, that barks like a dog.
Fact 9. There is a substance in the skin of the African clawed frog that helps in fighting infection.
Fact 10. There is a town in Norway called “Hell”.
Fact 11. There is a town in Texas called Ding Dong. In 1990, the population was only twenty-two people.
Fact 12. There is a town named Dil do in the province of Newfoundland, Canada.
Fact 13. There is a type of coffin made that can be used as a wine rack or picnic table before its final use.
Fact 14. There is an area located off the south-eastern Atlantic coast of the United States called the “Bermuda Triangle.” It is known for a high rate of unexplained losses of ships, small boats, and aircraft, which has led some people to believe that this triangle has supernatural powers.
Fact 15. There is an automobile model called Stutz Bearcat.
Fact 16. There is an organization called SCROOGE in Charlottesville, Virginia that stands for Society to Curtail Ridiculous, Outrageous, and Ostentatious Gift Exchanges. This was formed to keep gift giving affordable and simple.
Fact 17. There is cyanide in apple pips.
Fact 18. There is enough concrete in the Hoover Dam to pave a two lane highway from San Francisco to New York.
Fact 19. There is enough water in American swimming pools to cover the whole city of San Francisco seven feet deep.
Fact 20. There is no element on Mendeleev’s (the current) periodic table of elements abbreviated, either partially, or fully, with the letter J.
Fact 21. There is no tipping in Iceland.
Fact 22. There is now an ATM at McMurdo Station in Antarctica, which has a winter population of two hundred people.
Fact 23. There was a 19th century Native American tribal chief who went under the name, “Not Able to Fornicate.”
Fact 24. There was a book written fourteen years before the sinking of the Titanic happened titled “Futility” by Morgan Robertson. This book was remarkably similar to the tragedy that happened to the Titanic in 1912.
Fact 25. There was a molasses flood in Boston on January 15, 1919 that killed 21 people and injured 150 people.
Fact 26. There was a post office on the Russian space station Mir. Visiting cosmonauts would use unique postal “markers” to stamp envelopes and other items as having flown aboard the Mir space station.
Fact 27. There was a time in Japan where a wife being left handed was a ground for divorce.
Fact 28. There was an army general during the Liberia Civil War who used to lead his army into battle naked. His nickname was “General Butt Naked.” Joshua Milton Blahyi (his real name) is now an evangelical preacher in Monrovia.
Fact 29. There was no punctuation until the 15th century.
Fact 30. There was once a country called Prussia. After World War II, it was divided among Poland, Germany, and the USSR.
Fact 31. There was once a fish caught in Delaware Bay with a watch still ticking inside.
Fact 32. There were 13 couples celebrating their honeymoon on the Titanic.
Fact 33. There were 43,687 toilet related accidents in the United States in 1996.
Fact 34. There were approximately 2,228 people on board the Titanic when it sank. Of this, only 706 people survived.
Fact 35. There were no red colored M&Ms from 1976 to 1987.
Fact 36. Thirteen percent of the human population reside in deserts.
Fact 37. Thirty percent of all bingo players are under the age of 35.
Fact 38. Thirty to 40 gallons of sugar maple sap must be boiled down to make just one gallon of maple syrup.
Fact 39. Thirty-five percent of the people who use personal ads for dating are
already married.
Fact 40. Thirty-five percent of the people who use personal ads for dating are already married.
Fact 41. Thomas Edison designed a helicopter that would work with gunpowder. It ended up blowing up and also blew up his factory.
Fact 42. Thomas Edison was afraid of the dark.
Fact 43. Thomas Edison was afraid of the dark. (Hence, the light bulb?)
Fact 44. Thomas Edison, the inventor of the light bulb was afraid of the dark.
Fact 45. Thomas Jefferson had three achievements placed on his headstone at his request, “Here Was Buried Thomas Jefferson/Author Of The Declaration Of American Independence/Of The Statute Of Virginia For Religious Freedom/And Father Of The University of Virginia.? He never mentioned being President of the United States.
(At least he wasn't afraid of the dark.)
Fact 46. Thomas Watson, who was the chairman of IBM in 1943 predicted that their would probably only be a world market for five computers.
Fact 47. Three consecutive strikes in bowling is called a turkey.
Fact 48. Three years after a person quits smoking, there chance of having a heart attack is the same as someone who has never smoked before.
Fact 49. Throughout the South, peanuts were known as “Monkey Nuts,” and “Goober peas,” before the civil war.
Fact 50. Ticks can be as small as a grain of rice and grow to be as big as a marble.
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Good morning everyboomie.
My sister has gone to stay the night with a friend. My niece and Grandniece have gone to Texas to do something similar, and you know what that means, right?
Alone again.....naturally 
Naturally means au'natural.
I ain't wearing nothin but a smile.
It helps conserve energy.
I don't need as much air conditioning.
It can also help with the laundry bill.
Have a happy day everyone.
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