Morgan Matthew - Childrens miscellany too: more useless information thats essential to know

The cheeseburger was invented in Colorado.

New Jersey has more toxic waste dumps than any other state.

Dog mushing is the official state sport of Alaska.

Wisconsins Mount Horeb houses the worlds largest mustard collection.

There are more turkeys in California than in any other state.

(Animals that have been rumored but not proven to exist.)

ORANG PENDEK

A mysteriously human-like ape from Sumatra covered in thick dark hair, with a long mane and a hairless brown face.

MONGOLIAN DEATH WORM

A 4-foot-long red worm from the Gobi desert that can kill instantly from several feet away, by shooting poison or electric currents at its prey.

TRUNKO

A whale-sized furry sea mammal with an elephantine trunk, said to have washed up on the coast of South Africa.

CHUPACABRA

A bloodsucking beast from Central America that walks on two legs, has large black eyes, and attacks goats and cattle.

THUNDERBIRD

A huge bird with a wingspan of over 20 ft. (6 m) that is said to have appeared in a photograph in the Wild West but has since disappeared.

SUCURIJU GIGANTE

A giant anaconda around 40 ft. (12 m) long that lives in the Amazon rainforest.

One in every 20 people is double-jointed in some way. The medical term for it is joint hypermobility, meaning that a persons joint has been formed in such a way as to allow for extra movementits actually nothing to do with having double of anything. If you have these very flexible joints you might be able to:

Touch your wrist with the thumb of the same hand.

Bend your elbows backward.

Lie on your stomach with your feet touching your head.

Bend over and put your shoulders between your knees.

Join your hands behind your back and lift them over your head without letting go.

STINKY FLOWERS

The rafflesia and titan arum plants smell horribly of rotting meat.

PITCHER PLANTS

This plant has leaves in the shape of tubular jugs. Insects fall in and cannot climb out.

FLYPAPER

The sundew has sticky hairs on its leaves, which trap insects that the plant then digests.

VENUS FLYTRAP

Has a hinged leaf with two spined lobes like scary jaws. The lobes snap shut on any small beast that might venture into the mouth, and do not reopen until the creature has been digested.

STRANGLER

This type of fig tree produces roots above ground that wrap themselves around other trees or whatever else gets in their way.

Skateboards Rollerskates Ice skates Hoppity balls Pogo sticks Bicycles Tricycles Unicycles

Gorilla Sumo wrestler Rhinoceros Cottage Chicken Viking longboat Salmon (start at the finish line and run upstream) Deep-sea diver (including lead boots)

Bend over at the waist and drink water from the farther side of a glass (that is, with your chin stuck in the glass).

Hold your breath for at least a minute.

Try to swallow a spoonful of peanut butter.

Pull hard on your tongue.

Place a spoonful of sugar at the back of your tongue; repeat two to three times as necessary.

Suck on a piece of fresh lemon.

Take a deep breath and hold it while squeezing your stomach muscles as hard as possible.

Think of the ugliest person you have ever seen.

FOR THE GOOD: Elysium

FOR THE WICKED: Hades

FOR THE GOOD: Yaru

FOR THE WICKED: Eaten by Devourer

FOR THE GOOD: Heaven

FOR THE WICKED: Hell

FOR THE GOOD: Paradise

FOR THE WICKED: Jahannam

FOR THE GOOD: Garden of Eden

FOR THE WICKED: Sheol/Gehenna

FOR THE GOOD: Nirvana

FOR THE WICKED: Reincarnation as a worm

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Dont pick on your sister when shes holding a hockey stick.

If you want a kitten, start out by asking for a horse.

If you get a bad school report, wait until your moms on the phone to show it to her.

When your dad is mad at you and asks Do I look stupid? dont answer him.

When you want something expensive, ask your grandparents.

Never tell your little sister that youre not going to do what your mom told you to do.

Always look busy with homework when your mom shows up with a broom or vacuum cleaner.

Never dare your little brother to paint the family car.