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1. Everest1, Himalayas, Nepal/Tibet, 29,035 ft. / 8,850 m.
2. K2 (Godwin Austen), Karakoram, Pakistan/China, 28,250 ft. / 8,611 m.
3. Kanchenjunga, Himalayas, India/Nepal, 28,169 ft. / 8,586 m.
4. Lhotse I, Himalayas, Nepal/Tibet, 27,940 ft. / 8,516 m.
5. Makalu I, Himalayas, Nepal/Tibet, 27,766 ft. / 8,463 m.
6. Cho Oyu, Himalayas, Nepal/Tibet, 26,906 ft. / 8,201 m.
7. Dhaulagiri, Himalayas, Nepal, 26,795 ft. / 8,167 m.
8. Manaslu I, Himalayas, Nepal, 26,781 ft. / 8,163 m.
9. Nanga Parbat, Himalayas, Pakistan, 26,660 ft. / 8,125 m.
10. Annapurna, Himalayas, Nepal, 26,545 ft. / 8,091 m.

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There are 230 joints in the human body.

The average human head weighs about eight pounds.

The kidneys filter over 400 gallons of blood each day.

J. Edgar Hoover wouldn't let his drivers make left turns.

Penguins have an organ above their eyes that converts salt water to fresh water.

The metal band that connects the pencil eraser to the end of the pencil is called a Ferrule.

The little piece of cartilage that sticks out at the front side of your ear is called the Tagus.

The points of light that you see behind your eyelids when you shut your eyes really hard are called Phosphines.

There are 104 stitches on a baseball.

A boomerang will return to the thrower even in space.

The top of the Empire State building was built to anchor blimps.

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Pasta	Translation
cannelloni	little tubes
fettuccine	little ribbons
linguine	little tongues
manicotti	pipes
mostaccioli	little mustaches
orecchiette	little ears
ravioli	little turnips
rigatoni	little stripes
spaghetti	strings
tortellini	little fritters
vermicelli	little worms

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• Flies or bees bothering you? Spray them with hairspray and they will take a quick dive.
  
  
• Sealed envelope - Put in the freezer for a few hours, then slide a knife under the flap. The envelope can then be resealed.
  
  
• Use Empty toilet paper roll to store appliance cords. It keeps them neat and you can write on the roll what appliance it belongs to.
  
  
• For icy door steps in freezing temperatures: get warm water and put Dawn dishwashing liquid in it. Pour it all over the steps. They won't refreeze.
  
  
• Crayon marks on walls. A damp rag, dipped in baking soda. Comes off with little effort.
  
  
• Permanent marker on appliances/counter tops. Use rubbing alcohol on paper towel.
  
  
• Cut S.O.S. cleaning pads in halves or quarters with a pair of scissors. You will waste less dirty, smelly, rusty pads. This also keeps scissors sharp.

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Common surnames whose original meanings were occupations:

• Ackerman: plowman
  
  
• Barker: leather tanner
  
  
• Baxter: baker
  
  
• Brewster: brewer
  
  
• Carter: wagon driver
  
  
• Chandler: candle maker
  
  
• Clark: clerk
  
  
• Cohen: priest
  
  
• Collier: coal miner
  
  
• Conner: inspector
  
  
• Cooper: barrel maker
  
  
• Currier: curer of hides
  
  
• Dyker: stonemason
  
  
• Faber: artisan
  
  
• Ferrier: blacksmith
  
  
• Fletcher: arrow maker
  
  
• Fowler: bird hunter
  
  
• Fuller: cleaner of cloth goods
  
  
• Granger: farmer
  
  
• Hacker: woodcutter
  
  
• Harper: minstrel
  
  
• Hayward: fence inspector
  
  
• Hooper: maker of barrel hoops
  
  
• Kaufman: merchant
  
  
• Keeler: bargeman
  
  
• Lederer: leather maker
  
  
• Marshall: horse doctor
  
  
• Mercer: cloth merchant
  
  
• Pitman: coal miner
  
  
• Sawyer: sawer of timber into boards
  
  
• Schneider: tailor
  
  
• Tinker: traveling saleman
  
  
• Travers: collector of bridge tolls
  
  
• Tucker: cleaner of cloth goods
  
  
• Webster: weaver
  
  
• Wainwright: wagon maker
  
  
• Wechsler: moneychanger

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The average human eyelash lives about 150 days.


The average person’s hair will grow approximately 590 inches in a lifetime.


The average woman’s thighs are 1.5 times larger in circumference than the average man’s.


An average person uses the bathroom six times per day.

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* It is not possible to fold a piece of paper in half more than seven times.

* The presidents on Mount Rushmore are George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt.

* Beavers front teeth have a tough orange coating that protects them from being broken or chipped while cutting wood.

* The highest NFL team score is 72, by the Washington Redskins against the New York Giants (41) at Washington, on November 27, 1966.

* The Yo-Yo was invented in ancient Greece over 3,000 years ago.

* America's first minimum wage began at 25 cents an hour back in 1938.

* Vermont, Alaska, Hawaii and Maine are the only states in the U.S. that do not allow billboards.

* New York was the last state to put photographs on driver's licenses in 1984.

* The Empire State Building bas 6,400 windows.

* It is considered an insult to tip at a restaurant in Iceland.