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UberFacts

  1. A "Tit" is actually a kind of bird which can be found in North America and Africa.
  2. Lady Gaga's meat dress weighed about 50 pounds.
  3. Not only did Lady Gaga and Paris Hilton go to the same school, but that school also used to film "Gossip Girl."
  4. Everyday, the average person swallows about 1 quart of mucus.
  5. Eating chocolate 3 times a month can help you live longer as opposed to overeating chocolate, or not eating it at all.
  6. By walking an extra 20 minutes a day, the average person can burn off seven pounds of body fat in a year.
  7. For one day in 1998, Topeka, Kansas, renamed itself to "ToPikachu" in honor of Pokémon's U.S. debut.
  8. Alaska is the only state that can be typed using one row of keys.
  9. In the original version of the fairy tale, Cinderella actually kills her stepmother first, so her father could marry their housekeeper.
  10. Boys are about 3 times more likely to be diagnosed with attention deficit disorder (ADD) than girls are.
  11. Calling 1(781) 452-4077 will actually put you through to the Hogwarts Hotline, where you can learn more information about the school.
  12. Every time a disaster strikes on Spongebob Squarepants, the same voice yells "My leg!"
  13. Falling coconuts kill 150 people every year.
  14. The eldest children in families tend to develop higher IQs than their siblings.
  15. Music not only changes our mood, but it also changes the way we think and our perception of the world.
  16. The average woman smiles 62 times a day. The average man smiles only 8 times.
  17. If you search for "Google Gravity" and press "I'm Feeling Lucky" the page will fall apart.
  18. When you pee, a small amount of urine enters your mouth through the saliva glands.
  19. Kissing is good for your heart. It helps stabilize cardiovascular activity, decreases blood pressure and decreases cholesterol.
  20. Listening to music can help you run faster and get a better work out at the gym. It can help increase endurance by as much as 15%.