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Ten Random FactsAbout 250 million years ago, the state of New York was part of a chain of volcanic islands, with an ocean on one side and a vast inland sea on the other. The spiny cheek, starsnout poacher, and monkeyface prickleback are all names of fish. The world's longest suspension bridge opened to traffic on April 5, 1998. The 3,911-meter (12,831-foot) Akashi Kaikyo Bridge is 580 meters (1,900 feet) longer than the Humber Bridge in England, the previous record holder. In astronomy, a white dwarf is the dense, burned-out remains of a star; a stellar corpse. Victorian publications never dared show a bed in any of their advertisements. When illustrations of the bedroom were required, the bed itself was hidden by curtains. Metabolism refers to all the chemical processes occurring in the body. Metabolic rate is the speed processes work at. In February 1912, new U.S. football rules were put into motion. The playing field was shortened from 110 yards to 100 yards, a touchdown would count for six points instead of five, four downs were allowed instead of three, and the kick-off was moved from midfield to the 40-yard line. The katydid has supersonic hearing. It can hear sounds up to 4-5,000 vibrations per second. Entertainers who worked in the pizza business before they became famous include Stephen Baldwin, who was a pizza parlor employee, Bill Murray, who was a pizza maker, and Jean-Claude Van Damme, who delivered pizzas. Many years back, Julia Roberts and Christie Brinkley both sold ice cream. Before she made it as a pop singer, Madonna sold doughnuts at Dunkin' Donuts. And in the burger arena, Jennifer Aniston was a waitress at a burger joint, Queen Latifah worked at Burger King, and Andie McDowell was employed by McDonald's. On Beaver Cleaver's US tour, he visited Albuquerque on a Tuesday. More random trivia, or select from the menu on the left to browse.
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