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trivia 11/8
DID YOU KNOW ...
The probability of a woman giving birth to a baby girl instead of a baby boy increases significantly the nearer the mother lives to the equator. While the cause of this gender selection is unknown, scientists believe the constant sunlight hours and abundant food supply in tropical regions may favor female births.

1. What's the only planet in our solar system that's not named after a pagan God ?
2. What's the numeric designation of Boeing's latest passenger jet ?
3. What's the only planet that rotates clock-wise ?
4. The first book to come off the printing press invented by Johannes Gutenberg was the
Bible; in what language was this?
5. The Fictional village of Shangri-La is featured in What Novel?
6. Who appeared nude and very pregnant on the cover of Vanity Fair ?
7. Paula Abdul dances with a cartoon cat in what video?
8. what Washington D.C. structure was designed by Maya Lin?
TRUTH OR CRAP ??
A deadly mushroom called the cauliflower fungus grows alongside the cauliflower.
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1. EARTH
2. 787
3. venus
4. LATIN
5. LOST HORIZON
6. DEMI MOORE
7. "opposites attract"
8. THE VIETNAM MEMORIAL
 
CRAP !!
The cauliflower fungus exists, but isn't deadly and doesn't grow next to it's namesake.
It got it's name for it's resemblance, not proximity to, the cauliflower.
The fungus is mostly found at the roots of pine trees but also grows at the roots of oaks. It
is edible, and has a sweet smell.
 
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