• The gestation period of a hippo is usually 8 to 8 1/2 months.
  
• One half of the population of the United States is within one day's drive of Toronto, Canada.
  
• Mars is the home of Olympus Mons, the largest volcano found in the solar system.
  
• Frogs do not drink water, but rather absorb it through their skin.
  
• The card game "Solitaire" is known as "Patience" in England.
  
• Basketball star Michael Jordan's minor league baseball average was only .202. He hit only 3 home runs and struck out 114 times.
  
• Melbourne, Australia contains the largest concentration of Greeks living outside of Greece.
  
• The blue whale is the loudest animal on the earth. It's whistle can reach up to 188 decibels.
  
• 696,661 U.S. troops served in the Gulf War.
  
• South Africa gained indepenance on May 31, 1910.
  
• The first man in space was Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin in 1961.
  
• Singer Eric Clapton has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame over 3 times.
  
• Oxygen accounts for 45.68% of the Earth's weight.
  
• The Universe is held together by the force of gravity.
  
• The half-life of uranium is about 4.5 billion years.
  

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Originally posted by 4077th M*I*B:

• The card game "Solitaire" is known as "Patience" in England.

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Originally posted by 4077th M*I*B:

• Basketball star Michael Jordan's minor league baseball average was only .202. He hit only 3 home runs and struck out 114 times.
  

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• The blue whale is the loudest animal on the earth. It's whistle can reach up to 188 decibels.
  

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