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Kangaroos and emus cannot walk backwards, and are on the Australian coat of arms for that reason. Kansas state law requires pedestrians crossing the highways at night to wear tail lights. Ketchup was once sold as a patented medicine. In the 1830s it was marketed in the United States as Dr. Miles's Compound Extract of Tomato. Ketchup was sold in the 1830s as medicine. Key West, Florida is the southernmost point in the continental United States. South Point, Hawaii is the country's southernmost point overall. Kikkoman soy sauce was originated in 1630 in Japan. Killer whales (Orcas) kill sharks by torpedoeing up into the shark;s stomach from underneath causing the shark to explode. Kim Basinger fears large crowds. She even locked herself in her house for 4 months, because of this fear. King Henry III of France, Louis XIV of France, and Napoleon all suffered from ailurophobia the fear of cats. Kirkland, Illinois, law forbids bees to fly over the village or through any of its streets. Kitsap County, Washington, was originally called Slaughter County, nicely: the first hotel there was called The Slaughter House. Kiwi birds are blind, they hunt only by smell. Koala bears also have finger prints that are almost identical to ours Koala bears have fingerprints so similar to humans that they could be confused at a crime scene. Koalas have twin thumbs Kodak is the first chain store to open in Antarctica. Korea's poshintang dog meat soup is a popular item on summertime menus, despite outcry from other nations. The soup is believed to cure summer heat ailments, improve male virility, and improve women's complexions. Kotex was first manufactured as bandages, during W.W.I. Kuwait is about 60% male (highest in the world). Latvia is about 54% female (highest in the world). L.L. Cool J is the only rap star to have performed at a presidential inaugural concert. He performed at Bill Clinton's gala in 1993. La Pax, Bolivia is a virtually fireproof city. At an altitude of about 12,000 feet above sea level, the amount of oxygen in the atmosphere is barely able to support fire. La Paz, Bolivia is the highest capital city in the world. Lab tests can detect traces of alcohol in urine six to 12 hours after a person has stopped drinking. Lacrosse was invented by American Indians. Lady Godiva's horse was named Aethenoth. Laid end-to-end, the arteries, capillaries and veins would stretch for about 60,000 miles in the average child and would be about 100,000 miles in an adult - enough to wrap around the world nearly four times. Laika the dog, was the first living thing which was sent to space. Lake Michigan is the only one of the Great Lakes located entirely within the United States. Lake Nicaragua boasts the only fresh-water sharks in the entire world. Lake Pontchartrain Causeway at New Orleans, Louisiana, is the world's largest bridge. It is almost 24 miles (about 38 kilometers) long. Large doses of coffee can be lethal. Ten grams, or 100 cups over 4 hours, can kill the average human. Large kangaroos cover more than 30 feet with each jump. Larger Stingrays have the power to drive their stingers or tail-spines through the hulls of wooden boats Las Vegas means "The Meadows" in Spanish. Laser stands for "light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation." Developed 1950s 1960s. Lassie was played by a group of male dogs; the main one was named Pal. Lassie was played by several male dogs, despite the female name, because male collies were thought to look better on camera. The main "actor" was named Pal. Lassie, the TV collie, first appeared in a 1930s short novel titled Lassie Come-Home written by Eric Mowbray Knight. The dog in the novel was based on Knight's real life collie, Toots. Latin Americans have two last names. Latin is a dead language.
Laughing lowers levels of stress hormones and strengthens the immune system. Six-year-olds laugh an average of 300 times a day. Adults only laugh 15 to 100 times a day. Laws forbidding the sale of sodas on Sunday prompted William Garwood to invent the ice cream sundae in Evanston, IL, in 1875. Lee De Forest, the inventor of the radio tube, was tried for fraud in 1913. He was accused of tricking the public into buying stocks in his company, the Radio Telephone Company, by making "absurd and deliberately misleading" claims about the possibility of transmitting the human voice across the Atlantic Ocean. Lee Harvey Oswald's cadaver tag sold at an auction for $6,600 in 992. Leif Erikson was the first European to set foot on North America in the year 1000. (No, it wasn't Columbus) Lemons contain more sugar than strawberries. Leonard da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time. Leonardo Da Vinci invented the scissors, the helicopter, and many other present day items. Leonardo Divinci made sketches of a tracked armored vehicle to be used as an offensive weapon. It was pedal powered. Leopards are so stealthy that they can roam around a city like Manhattan with the chances of not being seen! Leopards were originally called Pard, Pardus and Panther Let us look at the possible origin of 'banana'. 'ba', in Egyptian mythology is the soul. 'Nana', as we all know, is another word for grandmother. So, is a banana, the grandmother of the soul? Levi Strauss blue jeans with copper rivets were priced at $13.50 per dozen in 1874. Levi's 501 jeans got its number from its original stock number in the first Levi's store. Lice is the plural of louse. Light travels at the rate of 186,200 miles a second. Lightning bolts can sometimes be hotter than the sun. (about 50 000º F) Lightning puts 10,000,000 tons of nitrogen into the earth each year. Lightning strikes 6,000 times every minute on the entire planet
Lightning strikes the earth about 8 million times a day. Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print is different Lincoln Logs were invented by Frank Lloyd Wright's son. Linoleum was patented in 1860 by Frank Walton, who also made up the name for his product. Lions are the only truly social cat species, and usually every female in a pride, ranging from 5 to 30 individuals, is closely related. Listerine mouthwash can be used as a deoderant. Douse your armpits with it and the smell vanishes within a couple minutes. Little Jackie Paper was the name of Puff the Magic Dragon's human friend. Lizards can self-amputate their tails for protection. It grows back after a few months. 'Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch' is the actual name of a village in northern Wales Lloyd's of London began as Edward Lloyd's coffeehouse. Local calls using a coin-operated phone in the U.S. cost only 5 cents everywhere until 1951. Lorne Greene had one of his nipples bitten off by an alligator while he was host of "Lorne Greene's Animal Kingdom." Lou Gehrig earned a total of $316,000 during his 17 year career with the New York Yankees. In 1992, a fan paid $363,000 for a Yankee jersey that Gehrig wore during the 1927 season. Louis XVI of France was captured at Varennes in June 1791 while trying to flee his country. He was stopped at an inn when he tried to pay with a coin that carried his likeness. Louisa Adams, wife of John Quincy Adams, was the first and only foreign-born first lady. Lovebirds are small parakeets who live in pairs. Male and female lovebirds look alike, but most other male birds have brighter colors than the females. Lovers in Liberty Corner, New Jersey, should avoid satisfying their lustful urges in a parked car. If the horn accidentally sounds while they are frolicking behind the wheel, the couple can face a jail term. Luther Crowell invented the paper bag in 1867.
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